Package org.graffiti.attributes

Class ObjectAttribute

java.lang.Object

org.graffiti.attributes.AbstractAttribute

org.graffiti.attributes.StringAttribute

org.graffiti.attributes.ObjectAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Attribute, DeepCopy, Displayable

public class ObjectAttribute
extends StringAttribute

Author:

Christian Klukas To change the template for this generated type comment go to Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.graffiti.attributes.Attribute

SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ObjectAttribute(String id)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	copy()	Returns a deep copy of this instance.
String	getString()	Returns the value of this object.
Object	getValue()	Returns the value of this attribute, i.e.
void	setDefaultValue()	The attribute's value is set so that its getValue() method will not return null.
void	setString(String value)	Sets the value of this object.

Methods inherited from class org.graffiti.attributes.StringAttribute

getTypedStringAttribute, getTypedStringAttribute, putAttributeType, toString, toXMLString

Methods inherited from class org.graffiti.attributes.AbstractAttribute

addEdgeAttributeType, addNodeAttributeType, getAttributable, getDescription, getIcon, getId, getName, getParent, getPath, getTypedAttribute, isDeleted, isTypedAttributeFromID, setDeleted, setDescription, setId, setParent, setValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ObjectAttribute

public ObjectAttribute(String id)
                throws IllegalIdException

Parameters:

id -

Throws:

IllegalIdException

Method Details

setString

public void setString(String value)

Description copied from class: StringAttribute

Sets the value of this object. The ListenerManager is informed by the method setValue().

Overrides:

setString in class StringAttribute

Parameters:

value - the new value of this object.

getString

public String getString()

Description copied from class: StringAttribute

Returns the value of this object.

Overrides:

getString in class StringAttribute

Returns:

the value of this object.

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

The attribute's value is set so that its getValue() method will not return null.

Specified by:

setDefaultValue in interface Attribute

Overrides:

setDefaultValue in class StringAttribute

See Also:

Attribute.setDefaultValue()

getValue

public Object getValue()

Description copied from class: StringAttribute

Returns the value of this attribute, i.e. contained Sting object.

Specified by:

getValue in interface Attribute

Specified by:

getValue in interface Displayable

Overrides:

getValue in class StringAttribute

Returns:

the value of the attribute, i.e. contained String object.

copy

public Object copy()

Description copied from class: StringAttribute

Returns a deep copy of this instance.

Specified by:

copy in interface DeepCopy

Overrides:

copy in class StringAttribute

Returns:

a deep copy of this instance.