Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.governanceaction.search

Class PropertyValue

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.governanceaction.search.PropertyValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayPropertyValue, EnumPropertyValue, MapPropertyValue, PrimitivePropertyValue, StructPropertyValue

public abstract class PropertyValue
extends Object
implements Serializable

PropertyValue provides a common class for holding an instance type and value.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	PropertyValue()	Default constructor for Jackson
protected	PropertyValue(PropertyValue template)	Copy/clone constructor initializes the instance property value from the supplied template.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract PropertyValue	cloneFromSubclass()	Delegate the process of cloning to the subclass.
boolean	equals(Object objectToCompare)	Validate that an object is equal depending on their stored values.
String	getTypeName()	Return the name of the type.
int	hashCode()	Return a hash code based on the property values
protected <K,V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,Object>	mapValuesAsObject(Map<K,V> valMap)	Default method for "valueAsString".
protected <K,V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,String>	mapValuesAsString(Map<K,V> valMap)	Default method for "valueAsObject".
void	setTypeName(String typeName)	Set up the name of the type.
String	toString()	Standard toString method.
abstract Object	valueAsObject()	Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.
abstract String	valueAsString()	Return the string version of the value - used for error logging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PropertyValue

protected PropertyValue()

Default constructor for Jackson

PropertyValue

protected PropertyValue(PropertyValue template)

Copy/clone constructor initializes the instance property value from the supplied template.

Parameters:

template - PropertyValue

Method Detail

cloneFromSubclass

public abstract PropertyValue cloneFromSubclass()

Delegate the process of cloning to the subclass.

Returns:

subclass of PropertyValue

valueAsString

public abstract String valueAsString()

Return the string version of the value - used for error logging.

Returns:

string value

valueAsObject

public abstract Object valueAsObject()

Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.

Returns:

object value

mapValuesAsObject

protected <K,V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,Object> mapValuesAsObject(Map<K,V> valMap)

Default method for "valueAsString". Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.

Type Parameters:

K - key

V - value

Parameters:

valMap - mapping

Returns:

Map object values

mapValuesAsString

protected <K,V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,String> mapValuesAsString(Map<K,V> valMap)

Default method for "valueAsObject". Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.

Type Parameters:

K - key

V - value

Parameters:

valMap - mapping

Returns:

Map string values

getTypeName

public String getTypeName()

Return the name of the type.

Returns:

String type name

setTypeName

public void setTypeName(String typeName)

Set up the name of the type.

Parameters:

typeName - String type name

toString

public String toString()

Standard toString method.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

JSON style description of variables.

equals

public boolean equals(Object objectToCompare)

Validate that an object is equal depending on their stored values.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

objectToCompare - object

Returns:

boolean result

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return a hash code based on the property values

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

int hash code