Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties

Class AssetElementHeader

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.AssetPropertyElementBase

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.AssetPropertyBase

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.AssetElementHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AssetComment, AssetInformalTag, AssetLike, AssetMeaning, AssetRating, AssetReferenceable

public abstract class AssetElementHeader
extends AssetPropertyBase

ElementHeader provides the common identifier and type information for all properties objects that link off of the asset and have a guid associated with them. This typically means it is represented by an entity in the metadata repository.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.AssetPropertyBase

parentAsset

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset)	Constructor used by the subclasses
protected	AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset, AssetElementHeader assetElementHeader)	Copy/clone constructor.
protected	AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset, ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)	Bean constructor with parent asset
protected	AssetElementHeader(ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)	Bean constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object objectToCompare)	Compare the values of the supplied object with those stored in the current object.
List<AssetClassification>	getAssetClassifications()	Return the list of classifications associated with the asset.
protected ElementHeader	getElementHeaderBean()	Return the element header bean - used during cloning
Map<String,Object>	getExtendedProperties()	Return any properties defined for a sub type that are not explicitly supported by the connected asset API.
String	getGUID()	Return the unique id for the properties object.
AssetElementType	getType()	Return the element type properties for this properties object.
String	getURL()	Returns the URL to access the properties object in the metadata repository.
int	hashCode()	Create a hash code for this element type.
protected void	setBean(ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)	Set up the bean that contains the properties of the element header.
String	toString()	Standard toString method.

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.AssetPropertyBase

getParentAsset, getParentAssetName, getParentAssetTypeName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AssetElementHeader

protected AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset)

Constructor used by the subclasses

Parameters:

parentAsset - descriptor of asset that this property relates to.

AssetElementHeader

protected AssetElementHeader(ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)

Bean constructor

Parameters:

elementHeaderBean - bean containing all to the properties

AssetElementHeader

protected AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset,
                             ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)

Bean constructor with parent asset

Parameters:

parentAsset - descriptor for parent asset

elementHeaderBean - bean containing properties

AssetElementHeader

protected AssetElementHeader(AssetDescriptor parentAsset,
                             AssetElementHeader assetElementHeader)

Copy/clone constructor.

Parameters:

parentAsset - descriptor for parent asset

assetElementHeader - element to copy

Method Detail

setBean

protected void setBean(ElementHeader elementHeaderBean)

Set up the bean that contains the properties of the element header.

Parameters:

elementHeaderBean - bean containing all of the properties

getElementHeaderBean

protected ElementHeader getElementHeaderBean()

Return the element header bean - used during cloning

Returns:

bean

getType

public AssetElementType getType()

Return the element type properties for this properties object. These values are set up by the metadata repository and define details to the metadata entity used to represent this element.

Returns:

AssetElementType type information.

getGUID

public String getGUID()

Return the unique id for the properties object. Null means no guid is assigned.

Returns:

String unique id

getURL

public String getURL()

Returns the URL to access the properties object in the metadata repository. If no url is available then null is returned.

Returns:

String URL

getAssetClassifications

public List<AssetClassification> getAssetClassifications()

Return the list of classifications associated with the asset.

Returns:

Classifications list of classifications

getExtendedProperties

public Map<String,Object> getExtendedProperties()

Return any properties defined for a sub type that are not explicitly supported by the connected asset API.

Returns:

property map

toString

public String toString()

Standard toString method.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

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 AssetPropertyBase

Parameters:

objectToCompare - supplied object

Returns:

boolean result of comparison

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Create a hash code for this element type.

Overrides:

hashCode in class AssetPropertyBase

Returns:

int hash code