net.openwings.identity
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  net.openwings.identity.Attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Attribute

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class is a universal attribute used throughout Openwings. An attribute is defined as a name-value pair, where the name is a String and the value is any serializable Java Object

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Attribute()
Default constructor

Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value)
This simple constructor creates an Attribute with the given name and value.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) This method overrides the default equals() implementation.
java.lang.String	getName() This method returns the name / key for the attribute
java.lang.Object	getValue() This method returns the value of the attribute
int	hashCode() overrides default hashCode() method.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) This method sets the name / key for the attribute
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value) This method sets the value of the attribute
java.lang.String	toString() overrides default toString() method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute()

Default constructor

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.Object value)

This simple constructor creates an Attribute with the given name and value.

Parameters:

name - name of the attribute

value - value of the attribute

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

This method returns the name / key for the attribute

Returns:

name of the attribute

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

This method sets the name / key for the attribute

Parameters:

name - name of the attribute

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

This method returns the value of the attribute

Returns:

serializable Java object

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

This method sets the value of the attribute

Returns:

serializable Java object

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

This method overrides the default equals() implementation. Equality is based on the name and the value, using the value class's equals() implementation.

hashCode

public final int hashCode()

overrides default hashCode() method.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

overrides default toString() method.