Package org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.dataengine.model

Class Attribute

    • Constructor Detail

      • Attribute

        public Attribute()

    • Method Detail

      • getDisplayName

        public String getDisplayName()
        Return the simple name of the schema element.
        Returns:
        displayName string name

      • getDescription

        public String getDescription()
        Returns the stored description property for the schema element.
        Returns:
        description string description

      • getIsDeprecated

        public boolean getIsDeprecated()
        Returns true if the schema element deprecated
        Returns:
        isDeprecated boolean flag

      • getPosition

        public int getPosition()
        Return the position of this schema attribute in its parent schema.
        Returns:
        position int position in schema - 0 means first

      • getMinCardinality

        public int getMinCardinality()
        Return this minimum number of instances allowed for this attribute.
        Returns:
        minCardinality int

      • getMaxCardinality

        public int getMaxCardinality()
        Return the maximum number of instances allowed for this attribute.
        Returns:
        maxCardinality int (-1 means infinite)

      • getAllowsDuplicateValues

        public boolean getAllowsDuplicateValues()
        Return whether the same value can be used by more than one instance of this attribute.
        Returns:
        allowsDuplicateValues boolean flag

      • getOrderedValues

        public boolean getOrderedValues()
        Return whether the attribute instances are arranged in an order.
        Returns:
        orderedValues boolean flag

      • getDefaultValueOverride

        public String getDefaultValueOverride()
        Return any default value for this attribute that would override the default defined in the schema element for this attribute's type (note only used is type is primitive).
        Returns:
        String default value override

      • getSortOrder

        public DataItemSortOrder getSortOrder()
        Return the order that the attribute instances are arranged in - if any.
        Returns:
        DataItemSortOrder enum

      • getMinimumLength

        public int getMinimumLength()
        Return the minimum length of the data.
        Returns:
        int

      • getLength

        public int getLength()
        Return the length of the data field.
        Returns:
        int

      • getPrecision

        public int getPrecision()
        Return the number of significant digits to the right of decimal point.
        Returns:
        int

      • getIsNullable

        public boolean getIsNullable()
        Return whether the field is nullable or not.
        Returns:
        boolean

      • getNativeClass

        public String getNativeClass()
        Return the name of the Java class to use to represent this type.
        Returns:
        fully qualified Java class name

      • getAliases

        public List<String> getAliases()
        Return a list of alternative names for the attribute.
        Returns:
        list of names

      • getDataType

        public String getDataType()
        Return the data type for this element. Null means unknown data type.
        Returns:
        string data type name

      • getDefaultValue

        public String getDefaultValue()
        Return the default value for the element. Null means no default value set up.
        Returns:
        string containing default value

      • getFixedValue

        public String getFixedValue()
        Return a fixed literal value - an alternative to default value.
        Returns:
        string value

      • getExternalTypeGUID

        public String getExternalTypeGUID()
        Return the unique identifier of this column's type.
        Returns:
        unique identifier (guid) of the external schema type

      • getValidValuesSetGUID

        public String getValidValuesSetGUID()
        Return the set of valid values for this column.
        Returns:
        unique identifier (guid) of the valid values set

      • setDisplayName

        public void setDisplayName​(String displayName)
        Set up the simple name of the schema element.
        Parameters:
        displayName - String display name

      • setDescription

        public void setDescription​(String description)
        Set up the stored description property for the schema element.
        Parameters:
        description - string description

      • setIsDeprecated

        public void setIsDeprecated​(boolean isDeprecated)
        Set whether the schema element deprecated or not. Default is false.
        Parameters:
        isDeprecated - boolean flag

      • setPosition

        public void setPosition​(int position)
        Set up the position of this schema attribute in its parent schema.
        Parameters:
        position - int position in schema - 0 means first

      • setMinCardinality

        public void setMinCardinality​(int minCardinality)
        Set up the minimum number of instances allowed for this attribute.
        Parameters:
        minCardinality - int

      • setMaxCardinality

        public void setMaxCardinality​(int maxCardinality)
        Set up the maximum number of instances allowed for this attribute.
        Parameters:
        maxCardinality - int (-1 means infinite)

      • setAllowsDuplicateValues

        public void setAllowsDuplicateValues​(boolean allowsDuplicateValues)
        Set up whether the same value can be used by more than one instance of this attribute.
        Parameters:
        allowsDuplicateValues - boolean flag

      • setOrderedValues

        public void setOrderedValues​(boolean orderedValues)
        Set up whether the attribute instances are arranged in an order.
        Parameters:
        orderedValues - boolean flag

      • setDefaultValueOverride

        public void setDefaultValueOverride​(String defaultValueOverride)
        Set up any default value for this attribute that would override the default defined in the schema element for this attribute's type (note only used is type is primitive).
        Parameters:
        defaultValueOverride - String default value override

      • setSortOrder

        public void setSortOrder​(DataItemSortOrder sortOrder)
        Set up the order that the attribute instances are arranged in - if any.
        Parameters:
        sortOrder - DataItemSortOrder enum

      • setMinimumLength

        public void setMinimumLength​(int minimumLength)
        Set up the minimum length of the data.
        Parameters:
        minimumLength - int

      • setLength

        public void setLength​(int length)
        Set up the length of the data field.
        Parameters:
        length - int

      • setPrecision

        public void setPrecision​(int precision)
        Set up the number of significant digits to the right of decimal point.
        Parameters:
        precision - int

      • setIsNullable

        public void setIsNullable​(boolean isNullable)
        Set up whether the field is nullable or not.
        Parameters:
        isNullable - boolean

      • setNativeClass

        public void setNativeClass​(String nativeClass)
        Set up the name of the Java class to use to represent this type.
        Parameters:
        nativeClass - fully qualified Java class name

      • setAliases

        public void setAliases​(List<String> aliases)
        Set up a list of alternative names for the attribute.
        Parameters:
        aliases - list of names

      • setDataType

        public void setDataType​(String dataType)
        Set up the data type for this element. Null means unknown data type.
        Parameters:
        dataType - data type name

      • setDefaultValue

        public void setDefaultValue​(String defaultValue)
        Set up the default value for the element. Null means no default value set up.
        Parameters:
        defaultValue - String containing default value

      • setFixedValue

        public void setFixedValue​(String fixedValue)
        If the column contains a fixed literal value, set this value here - an alternative to default value.
        Parameters:
        fixedValue - string

      • setExternalTypeGUID

        public void setExternalTypeGUID​(String externalTypeGUID)
        If the type of this column is represented by an external (standard type) put its value here. No need to set dataType, FixedType or defaultType
        Parameters:
        externalTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) of the external schema type

      • setValidValuesSetGUID

        public void setValidValuesSetGUID​(String validValuesSetGUID)
        If the type is controlled by a fixed set of values, set up the unique identifier of the valid values set that lists the valid values.
        Parameters:
        validValuesSetGUID - unique identifier (guid) of the valid values set