RepositoryElementHeader (Repository Services General APIs 3.12 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.RepositoryElementHeader

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

InstanceElementHeader, TypeDefElementHeader
```
public abstract class RepositoryElementHeader
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
RepositoryElementHeader provides a common base for all type and instance information from the metadata collection. It implements Serializable.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`RepositoryElementHeader()`	Default Constructor sets the element to nulls
`RepositoryElementHeader(RepositoryElementHeader template)`	Copy/clone constructor set values from the template

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`getHeaderVersion()`	Return the version of this header.
`void`	`setHeaderVersion(long headerVersion)`	Return the version of this header.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RepositoryElementHeader
```
public RepositoryElementHeader()
```
    Default Constructor sets the element to nulls
  - RepositoryElementHeader
```
public RepositoryElementHeader(RepositoryElementHeader template)
```
    Copy/clone constructor set values from the template
    
    Parameters:
    
    template - InstanceElementHeader to copy
- Method Detail
  - getHeaderVersion
```
public long getHeaderVersion()
```
    Return the version of this header. This is used by the OMRS to determine if it is back level and should not process events from a source that is more advanced because it does not have the ability to receive all the header properties.
    
    Returns:
    
    long version number - the value is incremented each time a new non-informational field is added to the type definition.
  - setHeaderVersion
```
public void setHeaderVersion(long headerVersion)
```
    Return the version of this header. This is used by the OMRS to determine if it is back level and should not process events from a source that is more advanced because it does not have the ability to receive all the header properties.
    
    Parameters:
    
    headerVersion - long version number - the value is incremented each time a new non-informational field is added to the type definition.