no.g9.os

Interface AttributeConstant

All Superinterfaces:

OSConstant

public interface AttributeConstant
extends OSConstant

An interface for attribute meta data.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
RoleConstant	getAttributeRole() Return the role this attribute is defined in.
Class<?>	getAttributeType() Returns the attribute type class.
String	getConverterId() Returns bean ID of the attribute converter.
String	getDisplayRule() Return the display rule of the attribute.
RoleConstant	getForeignAttributeRole() Returns the "foreign" attribute's role.
String	getValidatorId() Returns bean ID of the attribute validator.
boolean	isForeignAttribute() Test if the attribute is a "foreign" attribute.
boolean	isJavaPrimitive() Test if the attribute is a java primitive type.

Method Detail

getValidatorId

String getValidatorId()

Returns bean ID of the attribute validator.

Returns:

ID of the attribute validator bean

getConverterId

String getConverterId()

Returns bean ID of the attribute converter.

Returns:

ID of the attribute converter bean

isJavaPrimitive

boolean isJavaPrimitive()

Test if the attribute is a java primitive type.

Returns:

true if the attribute is a java primitive.

getAttributeType

Class<?> getAttributeType()

Returns the attribute type class.

Returns:

the class of the attribute type.

isForeignAttribute

boolean isForeignAttribute()

Test if the attribute is a "foreign" attribute. A foreign attribute is an attribute that is inherited as part of a key.

Returns:

true if the attribute is a foreign attribute.

getForeignAttributeRole

RoleConstant getForeignAttributeRole()

Returns the "foreign" attribute's role. A foreign attribute is an attribute that is inherited as part of a key. This method returns the RoleConstant representing the actual role of the foreign attribute.

Returns:

the RoleConstant of the foreign attribute or null if this is a local attribute.

getAttributeRole

RoleConstant getAttributeRole()

Return the role this attribute is defined in.

Returns:

the attribute's enclosing role.

getDisplayRule

String getDisplayRule()

Return the display rule of the attribute.

Returns:

the display rule, or an empty string if no display rule is given.