Class Meaning

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

    public class Meaning
    extends ElementBase
    Meaning is a cut-down summary of a glossary term to aid the asset consumer in understanding the content of an asset.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Detail

      • description

        protected String description
    • Constructor Detail

      • Meaning

        public Meaning()
        Default constructor
      • Meaning

        public Meaning​(Meaning templateMeaning)
        Copy/clone constructor.
        Parameters:
        templateMeaning - element to copy
    • Method Detail

      • getName

        public String getName()
        Return the glossary term name.
        Returns:
        String name
      • setName

        public void setName​(String name)
        Set up the glossary term name.
        Parameters:
        name - String name
      • getDescription

        public String getDescription()
        Return the description of the glossary term.
        Returns:
        String description
      • setDescription

        public void setDescription​(String description)
        Set up the description of the glossary term.
        Parameters:
        description - String description
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Standard toString method.
        Overrides:
        toString in class ElementBase
        Returns:
        print out of variables in a JSON-style
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object objectToCompare)
        Compare the values of the supplied object with those stored in the current object.
        Overrides:
        equals in class ElementBase
        Parameters:
        objectToCompare - supplied object
        Returns:
        boolean result of comparison
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Hash of properties
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class ElementBase
        Returns:
        int