Package org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.digitalarchitecture.metadataelements

Class ReferenceableElement

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.digitalarchitecture.metadataelements.ReferenceableElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, MetadataElement

public class ReferenceableElement
extends Object
implements MetadataElement, Serializable

ReferenceableElement contains the properties and header for a referenceable entity retrieved from the metadata repository.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ReferenceableElement()	Default constructor
ReferenceableElement(ReferenceableElement 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.
ReferenceableProperties	getReferenceableProperties()	Return the properties for the referenceable.
int	hashCode()	Return hash code for this object
void	setElementHeader(ElementHeader elementHeader)	Set up the element header associated with the properties.
void	setReferenceableProperties(ReferenceableProperties referenceableProperties)	Set up the properties for the referenceable.
String	toString()	JSON-style toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReferenceableElement

public ReferenceableElement()

Default constructor

ReferenceableElement

public ReferenceableElement(ReferenceableElement 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

getReferenceableProperties

public ReferenceableProperties getReferenceableProperties()

Return the properties for the referenceable.

Returns:

properties bean

setReferenceableProperties

public void setReferenceableProperties(ReferenceableProperties referenceableProperties)

Set up the properties for the referenceable.

Parameters:

referenceableProperties - properties bean

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