Package org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.datamanager.metadataelements

Class DataFieldElement

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.datamanager.metadataelements.DataFieldElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, MetadataElement

public class DataFieldElement
extends Object
implements MetadataElement, Serializable

DataFieldElement contains the properties and header for a data field entity retrieved from the metadata repository.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DataFieldElement()	Default constructor
DataFieldElement(DataFieldElement template)	Copy/clone constructor
DataFieldElement(SchemaAttributeElement template)	Copy/clone constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object objectToCompare)	Return comparison result based on the content of the properties.
ElementHeader	getElementHeader()	Return the element header associated with the properties.
DataFieldProperties	getProperties()	Return details of the data field
int	hashCode()	Return hash code for this object
void	setElementHeader(ElementHeader elementHeader)	Set up the element header associated with the properties.
void	setProperties(DataFieldProperties properties)	Set up data field properties
String	toString()	JSON-style toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DataFieldElement

public DataFieldElement()

Default constructor

DataFieldElement

public DataFieldElement(DataFieldElement template)

Copy/clone constructor

Parameters:

template - object to copy

DataFieldElement

public DataFieldElement(SchemaAttributeElement template)

Copy/clone constructor

Parameters:

template - object to copy

Method Detail

getElementHeader

public ElementHeader getElementHeader()

Return the element header associated with the properties.

Specified by:

getElementHeader in interface MetadataElement

Returns:

element header object

setElementHeader

public void setElementHeader(ElementHeader elementHeader)

Set up the element header associated with the properties.

Specified by:

setElementHeader in interface MetadataElement

Parameters:

elementHeader - element header object

getProperties

public DataFieldProperties getProperties()

Return details of the data field

Returns:

data field properties

setProperties

public void setProperties(DataFieldProperties properties)

Set up data field properties

Parameters:

properties - data field properties

toString

public String toString()

JSON-style toString

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

return string containing the property names and values

equals

public boolean equals(Object objectToCompare)

Return comparison result based on the content of the properties.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

objectToCompare - test object

Returns:

result of comparison

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return hash code for this object

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

int hash code