org.geomajas.layer.feature

Interface Attribute<VALUE_TYPE>

Type Parameters:

VALUE_TYPE - type for the attribute value

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayAttribute, AssociationAttribute, BooleanAttribute, CurrencyAttribute, DateAttribute, DoubleAttribute, FloatAttribute, ImageUrlAttribute, IntegerAttribute, LongAttribute, ManyToOneAttribute, OneToManyAttribute, PrimitiveAttribute, ShortAttribute, StringAttribute, UrlAttribute

@Api(allMethods=true)
public interface Attribute<VALUE_TYPE>
extends Serializable, Cloneable

Attribute definition.

Since:

1.6.0

Author:

Jan De Moerloose, Joachim Van der Auwera

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	clone() Create a clone from this attribute object.
VALUE_TYPE	getValue() Get the value for this attribute.
boolean	isEditable() Indicates whether the user is authorized to edit this attribute.
boolean	isEmpty() Does the attribute have a value?
boolean	isPrimitive() Is this a primitive attribute? An attribute is not primitive when is is an association attribute.
void	setEditable(boolean editable) set whether the feature is editable or not.

Method Detail

clone

Object clone()

Create a clone from this attribute object.

Returns:

Returns an exact copy.

Since:

1.7.0

getValue

VALUE_TYPE getValue()

Get the value for this attribute.

Returns:

attribute value

isPrimitive

boolean isPrimitive()

Is this a primitive attribute?

An attribute is not primitive when is is an association attribute.

Returns:

true when attribute is primitive

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Does the attribute have a value?

Returns:

true when the attribute has no value

isEditable

boolean isEditable()

Indicates whether the user is authorized to edit this attribute.

The value can only be true when the layer/feature model has the capability to edit the attribute and the logged in user is authorized.

Returns:

true when attribute is editable

setEditable

void setEditable(boolean editable)

set whether the feature is editable or not.

The value can only be true when the layer/feature model has the capability to edit the attribute and the logged in user is authorized.

Parameters:

editable - editable status