IBM WebSphere Application ServerTM
Release 8

com.ibm.uddi.v3.management
Class Property

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.ibm.uddi.v3.management.Property
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
ConfigurationProperty, Entitlement, Limit, Policy, TierProperty, UddiUserProperty, UserEntitlementProperty, ValueSetProperty

public abstract class Property
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Base class for UDDI property objects.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
Property()
          Constructor taking no arguments
Property(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String type, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.String nameKey)
          Convenience constructor taking an id, type, value and name key only.
 
Method Summary
 boolean getBooleanValue()
          Convenience method for getting a boolean value.
 java.util.List getConstraints()
          Returns validation constraints (if any).
 java.lang.String getDescriptionKey()
          Returns the message key for the description of this property.
 int getDisplayOrder()
          Returns the display weighting which is typically used by user interfaces to determine display order for multiple property views.
 java.lang.String getId()
          Returns the identifier for this property.
 int getIntegerValue()
          Convenience method for getting an integer value.
 java.lang.String getNameKey()
          Returns the message key for the name of this property.
 java.lang.String getStringValue()
          Convenience method for getting an integer value.
 java.lang.String getType()
          Returns the String representing the type of this property.
 java.lang.String getUnitsKey()
           
 java.util.List getValidValues()
          Returns the collection of valid values that this property's value can be.
 java.lang.Object getValue()
          Returns the property value as an Object, which should be cast according to the type attribute.
 boolean isInternal()
          Indicates if this property is only for UDDI registry use and not to be controlled by clients.
 boolean isReadOnly()
          Indicates if the property is read only.
 boolean isRequired()
          Indicates if the property is a required field.
 boolean isUsingMessageKeys()
           
 void setBooleanValue(boolean booleanValue)
          Convenience method for setting value of type Boolean.
 void setConstraints(java.util.List constraints)
          Sets validation constraints.
 void setDescriptionKey(java.lang.String descriptionKey)
          Sets the description message key of the property.
 void setDisplayOrder(int displayOrder)
          Sets the display weighting.
 void setId(java.lang.String id)
          Sets the ID of the property.
 void setIntegerValue(int integerValue)
          Convenience method for setting value of type Integer.
 void setInternal(boolean internal)
          Sets the internal flag, indicating if this property is only for UDDI registry use and not to be controlled by clients.
 void setNameKey(java.lang.String nameKey)
          Sets the name message key of the property.
 void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
          Indicates if property is read only.
 void setRequired(boolean required)
          Indicates if the property is required.
 void setStringValue(java.lang.String stringValue)
          Convenience method for setting value of type String.
 void setType(java.lang.String type)
          Sets the type of the property value.
 void setUnitsKey(java.lang.String unitsKey)
          Message key for looking up locale specific text for units.
 void setUsingMessageKeys(boolean usingMessageKeys)
          Indicates if the value contains message keys.
 void setValidValues(java.util.List validValues)
          Sets valid values a property can have if it supports multiple possible values.
 void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
          Sets the value of the property.
 java.lang.String toString()
           
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

Property

public Property()
Constructor taking no arguments


Property

public Property(java.lang.String id,
                java.lang.String type,
                java.lang.Object value,
                java.lang.String nameKey)
Convenience constructor taking an id, type, value and name key only. All other parameters are defaulted.

Parameters:
id -
type -
value -
nameKey -
Method Detail

getDescriptionKey

public java.lang.String getDescriptionKey()
Returns the message key for the description of this property.

Returns:
- the message key for the description.

getId

public java.lang.String getId()
Returns the identifier for this property.

Returns:
- the property identifier.

getNameKey

public java.lang.String getNameKey()
Returns the message key for the name of this property.

Returns:
- the message key for the name.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()
Returns the String representing the type of this property.

Returns:
- the fully qualified class name of the type of the property.

getValidValues

public java.util.List getValidValues()
Returns the collection of valid values that this property's value can be.

Returns:
List of valid values (need to cast to type).

setDescriptionKey

public void setDescriptionKey(java.lang.String descriptionKey)
Sets the description message key of the property.

Parameters:
descriptionKey -

setId

public void setId(java.lang.String id)
Sets the ID of the property.

Parameters:
id -

setNameKey

public void setNameKey(java.lang.String nameKey)
Sets the name message key of the property.

Parameters:
nameKey -

setType

public void setType(java.lang.String type)
Sets the type of the property value.

Parameters:
type -

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()
Returns the property value as an Object, which should be cast according to the type attribute.

Returns:
the value of the property.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
Sets the value of the property.

Parameters:
Object -

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()
Indicates if the property is read only.

Returns:

isRequired

public boolean isRequired()
Indicates if the property is a required field.

Returns:

getUnitsKey

public java.lang.String getUnitsKey()
Returns:

isUsingMessageKeys

public boolean isUsingMessageKeys()
Returns:

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
Indicates if property is read only.

Parameters:
readOnly -

setRequired

public void setRequired(boolean required)
Indicates if the property is required.

Parameters:
required - true if the property is required.

setUnitsKey

public void setUnitsKey(java.lang.String unitsKey)
Message key for looking up locale specific text for units.

Parameters:
unitsKey -

setUsingMessageKeys

public void setUsingMessageKeys(boolean usingMessageKeys)
Indicates if the value contains message keys.

Parameters:
usingMessageKeys -

setValidValues

public void setValidValues(java.util.List validValues)
Sets valid values a property can have if it supports multiple possible values.

Parameters:
validValues -

setBooleanValue

public void setBooleanValue(boolean booleanValue)
Convenience method for setting value of type Boolean.

Parameters:
booleanValue -

getBooleanValue

public boolean getBooleanValue()
Convenience method for getting a boolean value.

Returns:
true if value is true, false

setIntegerValue

public void setIntegerValue(int integerValue)
Convenience method for setting value of type Integer.

Parameters:
integerValue -

getIntegerValue

public int getIntegerValue()
Convenience method for getting an integer value.

Returns:
integer value

setStringValue

public void setStringValue(java.lang.String stringValue)
Convenience method for setting value of type String.

Parameters:
stringValue -

getStringValue

public java.lang.String getStringValue()
Convenience method for getting an integer value.

Returns:
String value

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object

isInternal

public boolean isInternal()
Indicates if this property is only for UDDI registry use and not to be controlled by clients. Client applications will only ever receive Property objects that have internal set to false.

Returns:
true if the property is used internally only.

setInternal

public void setInternal(boolean internal)
Sets the internal flag, indicating if this property is only for UDDI registry use and not to be controlled by clients.

Parameters:
internal - - true indicates the property is used internally.

getDisplayOrder

public int getDisplayOrder()
Returns the display weighting which is typically used by user interfaces to determine display order for multiple property views.

Returns:
display weighting value, relative to values of other properties in same collection.

setDisplayOrder

public void setDisplayOrder(int displayOrder)
Sets the display weighting. Useful for client applications to sort property views.

Parameters:
displayOrder - - display weighting value, relative to values of other properties in same collection.

getConstraints

public java.util.List getConstraints()
Returns validation constraints (if any). When a Property is returned to a client, only constraints that can be executed outside of the UDDI application are populated.

Returns:
collection of Constraint objects.

setConstraints

public void setConstraints(java.util.List constraints)
Sets validation constraints.

Parameters:
constraints - collection of Constraint objects.

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