org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances

Class MapPropertyValue

java.lang.Object

org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances.InstanceElementHeader

org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances.InstancePropertyValue

org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances.MapPropertyValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class MapPropertyValue
extends InstancePropertyValue

MapPropertyValue stores the values of a map within an entity, struct or relationship properties. The elements of the map are stored in an InstanceProperties map.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MapPropertyValue() Default constructor sets the map to empty.
MapPropertyValue(MapPropertyValue template) Copy/clone constructor set up the map using the supplied template.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InstancePropertyValue	cloneFromSubclass() Delegate the process of cloning to the subclass.
boolean	equals(Object objectToCompare) Validate that an object is equal depending on their stored values.
int	getMapElementCount() Return the number of elements in the map.
InstanceProperties	getMapValues() Return a copy of the map elements.
int	hashCode() Return a hash code based on the property values
void	setMapValue(String propertyName, InstancePropertyValue propertyValue) Add or update an element in the map.
void	setMapValues(InstanceProperties mapValues) Set up the map elements in one call.
String	toString() Standard toString method.
Object	valueAsObject() Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.
String	valueAsString() Return the string version of the value - used for error logging.

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances.InstancePropertyValue

getInstancePropertyCategory, getTypeGUID, getTypeName, mapValuesAsObject, mapValuesAsString, setInstancePropertyCategory, setTypeGUID, setTypeName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MapPropertyValue

public MapPropertyValue()

Default constructor sets the map to empty.

MapPropertyValue

public MapPropertyValue(MapPropertyValue template)

Copy/clone constructor set up the map using the supplied template.

Parameters:

template - ArrayPropertyValue

Method Detail

cloneFromSubclass

public InstancePropertyValue cloneFromSubclass()

Delegate the process of cloning to the subclass.

Specified by:

cloneFromSubclass in class InstancePropertyValue

Returns:

subclass of InstancePropertyValue

valueAsString

public String valueAsString()

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

Specified by:

valueAsString in class InstancePropertyValue

Returns:

string value

valueAsObject

public Object valueAsObject()

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

Specified by:

valueAsObject in class InstancePropertyValue

Returns:

object value

getMapElementCount

public int getMapElementCount()

Return the number of elements in the map.

Returns:

int map size

getMapValues

public InstanceProperties getMapValues()

Return a copy of the map elements.

Returns:

InstanceProperties containing the map elements

setMapValue

public void setMapValue(String propertyName,
                        InstancePropertyValue propertyValue)

Add or update an element in the map. If a null is supplied for the property name, an OMRS runtime exception is thrown. If a null is supplied for the property value, the property is removed.

Parameters:

propertyName - String name

propertyValue - InstancePropertyValue value to store

setMapValues

public void setMapValues(InstanceProperties mapValues)

Set up the map elements in one call.

Parameters:

mapValues - InstanceProperties containing the array elements

toString

public String toString()

Standard toString method.

Overrides:

toString in class InstancePropertyValue

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 InstancePropertyValue

Parameters:

objectToCompare - object

Returns:

boolean result

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Return a hash code based on the property values

Overrides:

hashCode in class InstancePropertyValue

Returns:

int hash code