org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.discovery.properties

Class DataField

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.beans.PropertyBase

org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.discovery.properties.DataField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class DataField
extends PropertyBase

DataField describes a single data field (column, attribute or property) discovered during the analysis of an asset. It provides an anchor for annotations that are specific to the field.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DataField() Default constructor
DataField(DataField template) Copy clone constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object objectToCompare) Compare the values of the supplied object with those stored in the current object.
Map<String,String>	getAdditionalProperties() Return any additional properties.
int	getDataFieldAnnotations() Return the number of the annotations currently attached to this data field.
String	getDataFieldName() Return the name of this data field.
int	getDataFieldPosition() Return the position (index) of the data field in the schema.
String	getDataFieldType() Return the name of type of this data field.
Map<String,Object>	getExtendedProperties() Return any properties from subtypes.
int	getNestedDataFields() Return the number of nested data fields.
int	hashCode() Create a hash code for this element type.
void	setAdditionalProperties(Map<String,String> additionalProperties) Set up any additional properties.
void	setDataFieldAnnotations(int dataFieldAnnotations) Set up the number of the annotations currently attached to this data field.
void	setDataFieldName(String dataFieldName) Set up the name of this data field.
void	setDataFieldPosition(int dataFieldPosition) Set up the position (index) of the data field in the schema.
void	setDataFieldType(String dataFieldType) Set up the name of type of this data field.
void	setExtendedProperties(Map<String,Object> extendedProperties) Set up any properties from subtypes.
void	setNestedDataFields(int nestedDataFields) Set up the number of nested data fields.
String	toString() Standard toString method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataField

public DataField()

Default constructor

DataField

public DataField(DataField template)

Copy clone constructor

Parameters:

template - object to copy

Method Detail

getDataFieldPosition

public int getDataFieldPosition()

Return the position (index) of the data field in the schema.

Returns:

integer

setDataFieldPosition

public void setDataFieldPosition(int dataFieldPosition)

Set up the position (index) of the data field in the schema.

Parameters:

dataFieldPosition - integer

getDataFieldName

public String getDataFieldName()

Return the name of this data field.

Returns:

string name

setDataFieldName

public void setDataFieldName(String dataFieldName)

Set up the name of this data field.

Parameters:

dataFieldName - string name

getDataFieldType

public String getDataFieldType()

Return the name of type of this data field.

Returns:

string type name

setDataFieldType

public void setDataFieldType(String dataFieldType)

Set up the name of type of this data field.

Parameters:

dataFieldType - string type name

getDataFieldAnnotations

public int getDataFieldAnnotations()

Return the number of the annotations currently attached to this data field.

Returns:

integer

setDataFieldAnnotations

public void setDataFieldAnnotations(int dataFieldAnnotations)

Set up the number of the annotations currently attached to this data field.

Parameters:

dataFieldAnnotations - integer

getAdditionalProperties

public Map<String,String> getAdditionalProperties()

Return any additional properties.

Returns:

map of property name to property value

setAdditionalProperties

public void setAdditionalProperties(Map<String,String> additionalProperties)

Set up any additional properties.

Parameters:

additionalProperties - map of property name to property value

getNestedDataFields

public int getNestedDataFields()

Return the number of nested data fields.

Returns:

integer

setNestedDataFields

public void setNestedDataFields(int nestedDataFields)

Set up the number of nested data fields.

Parameters:

nestedDataFields - integer

getExtendedProperties

public Map<String,Object> getExtendedProperties()

Return any properties from subtypes.

Returns:

map of property name to property value

setExtendedProperties

public void setExtendedProperties(Map<String,Object> extendedProperties)

Set up any properties from subtypes.

Parameters:

extendedProperties - map of property name to property value

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 Object

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 Object

Returns:

int hash code