Package org.vanted.indexednodes

Class IndexAttribute

java.lang.Object

org.graffiti.attributes.AbstractAttribute

org.vanted.indexednodes.IndexAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

Attribute, DeepCopy, Displayable

public class IndexAttribute
extends AbstractAttribute

Stores indices for nodes to allow fast index finding.

Since:

2.8

Author:

Benjamin Moser

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.graffiti.attributes.Attribute

SEPARATOR

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	copy()	Returns a deep copy of this object.
Object	getValue()	Returns the value of this Attribute.
void	setDefaultValue()	The attribute's value is set so that its getValue() method will not return null.

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, toString, toXMLString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

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

getValue

public Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the value of this Attribute. If the value is set via att.setValue(x) and then retrieved via y = att.getValue() it is only guaranteed that x.equals(y) not x==y, i.e. some particular implementations can provide x==y but this behaviour is not general, in contrast x.equals(y) must be always guaranteed. See documentation of particular implementations of this interface for exact specification of this method's behaviour!

Returns:

the value of this Attribute.

copy

public Object copy()

Description copied from interface: DeepCopy

Returns a deep copy of this object.

Returns:

A deep copy of this object.