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

Class PropertyValue

java.lang.Object

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayTypePropertyValue, EnumTypePropertyValue, MapTypePropertyValue, PrimitiveTypePropertyValue, StructTypePropertyValue

public abstract class PropertyValue
extends Object

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

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
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

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

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

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