com.sas.entities
Class AttributeGroup

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.sas.entities.BaseAttributeDescriptor
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        +--com.sas.entities.AttributeGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeGroupInterface, BaseAttributeDescriptorInterface, RemoteObjectInterface,

public class AttributeGroup

extends BaseAttributeDescriptor

implements AttributeGroupInterface

An implementation of AttributeGroupInterface.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int

LAST_POSITION Indicates that the AttributeDescriptor/AttributeGroup to be added should be added at the end of the list

Constructor Summary

AttributeGroup()
Default constructor

AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup.

AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity, Map entityStaticProperties)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup.

AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity, Map entityStaticProperties, AttributeTypeFactoryInterface atfi)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup.

AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity, Map entityStaticProperties, AttributeTypeFactoryInterface atfi, Map supplementalProperties)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup.

AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity, Map entityStaticProperties, Map supplementalProperties)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup.

AttributeGroup(String name)
Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup with the given name.

Method Summary

void	addAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute, int index) Add an AttributeDescriptor to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute, int index, boolean replace) Add an AttributeDescriptor to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] newAttributes) Add a set of AttributeDescriptors to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] newAttributes, boolean replace) Add a set of AttributeDescriptors to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeGroup(AttributeGroupInterface group, int index) Add a subgroup to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeGroup(AttributeGroupInterface group, int index, boolean replace) Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeGroups(AttributeGroupInterface[] groups) Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.
void	addAttributeGroups(AttributeGroupInterface[] groups, boolean replace) Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.
boolean	containsAttributeDescriptorNamed(String attributeName, boolean recursive) Determine if this AttributeGroup contains a value with the name attributeName.
int	count(boolean recursive) Return the number of AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup.
AttributeDescriptorInterface	getAttributeDescriptor(String attributeName, boolean recursive) Return the AttributeDescriptor corresponding to attributeName.
String[]	getAttributeDescriptorNames(boolean recursive) Return a list of AttributeDescriptor names for AttributeDescriptors organized into this AttributeGroup.
AttributeDescriptorInterface[]	getAttributeDescriptors(boolean recursive) Returns an array of AttributeDescriptors which are in this AttributeGroup.
AttributeGroupInterface	getAttributeGroup(String groupName) Return the subgroup corresponding to groupName.
String[]	getAttributeGroupNames() Returns an array of the names of the subgroups.
AttributeGroupInterface[]	getAttributeGroups() Returns an array of subgroups nested within this AttributeGroup.
boolean	isExpert() Returns true if the AttributeGroup is classified as expert.
boolean	isModifiable() Returns true if the AttributeGroup is modifiable.
boolean	isVisible() Returns true if the AttributeGroup is visible.
boolean	removeAttributeDescriptor(String attributeName, boolean recursive) Remove an AttributeDescriptor from this AttributeGroup.
String[]	removeAttributeDescriptors(String[] attributeNames, boolean recursive) Remove all the AttributeDescriptors included in the input array, attributeNames, from this AttributeGroup.
AttributeDescriptorInterface[]	removeAttributeGroup(String groupName) Remove the subgroup corresponding to groupName.
AttributeDescriptorInterface[]	removeAttributeGroups(String[] groupNames) Remove the subgroups corresponding to the group names in the input array, groupsNames.
void	setAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute) Replace an AttributeDescriptor in this AttributeGroup.
void	setAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] attributes) Replace a set of AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup.
void	setExpert(boolean expert) Sets the expert state.
void	setModifiable(boolean modifiable) Sets whether the AttributeGroup is modifiable.
void	setVisible(boolean visible) Sets whether the AttributeGroup should be visible.

Methods inherited from class com.sas.entities.BaseAttributeDescriptor

getAttributeCustomizerContexts, getAttributeCustomizers, getConfigurationXML, getCustomizer, getDescription, getDescriptions, getLabel, getLabels, getLargeIconURL, getLargeIconURLs, getName, getSmallIconURL, getSmallIconURLs, setConfigurationXML, setCustomizer, setDescription, setLabel, setLargeIconURL, setName, setSmallIconURL

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.entities.BaseAttributeDescriptorInterface

getAttributeCustomizerContexts, getAttributeCustomizers, getConfigurationXML, getCustomizer, getDescription, getDescriptions, getLabel, getLabels, getLargeIconURL, getLargeIconURLs, getName, getSmallIconURL, getSmallIconURLs, setConfigurationXML, setCustomizer, setDescription, setLabel, setLargeIconURL, setName, setSmallIconURL

Field Detail

LAST_POSITION

public static final int LAST_POSITION

Indicates that the AttributeDescriptor/AttributeGroup to be added should be added at the end of the list

Constructor Detail

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup()

Default constructor

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(String name)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup with the given name.

Parameters:

name - name associated with the AttributeGroup

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup. Creates AttributeDescriptors for all of the static (type-based) attributes of the specified Entity.

Parameters:

entity - instance of RemoteEntityInterface

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity,
                      Map entityStaticProperties,
                      AttributeTypeFactoryInterface atfi)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup. Creates AttributeDescriptors for all of the attributes in the specified map using the specified instance of AttributeTypeFactoryInterface.

Parameters:

entity - instance of RemoteEntityInterface

entityStaticProperties - name/value pair (attribute name/attribute value)

atfi - instance of AttributeTypeFactoryInterface

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity,
                      Map entityStaticProperties,
                      AttributeTypeFactoryInterface atfi,
                      Map supplementalProperties)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup. Creates AttributeDescriptors for all of the attributes in the specified map using the specified instance of AttributeTypeFactoryInterface.

Parameters:

entity - instance of RemoteEntityInterface

entityStaticProperties - name/value pair (attribute name/attribute value)

atfi - instance of AttributeTypeFactoryInterface

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity,
                      Map entityStaticProperties)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup. Creates AttributeDescriptors for all of the attributes in the specified map.

Parameters:

entity - instance of RemoteEntityInterface

entityStaticProperties - name/value pair (attribute name/attribute value)

AttributeGroup

public AttributeGroup(RemoteEntityInterface entity,
                      Map entityStaticProperties,
                      Map supplementalProperties)

Constructs an instance of AttributeGroup. Creates AttributeDescriptors for all of the attributes in the specified map.

Parameters:

entity - instance of RemoteEntityInterface

entityStaticProperties - name/value pair (attribute name/attribute value)

Method Detail

addAttributeDescriptor

public void addAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute,
                                   int index)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Add an AttributeDescriptor to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeDescriptor in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attribute - the AttributeDescriptor to add to the AttributeGroup

index - position to add the AttributeDescriptor (index of -1 indicates add to the end)

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.addAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute, int index, boolean replace)

addAttributeDescriptor

public void addAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute,
                                   int index,
                                   boolean replace)

Add an AttributeDescriptor to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeDescriptor in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attribute - the AttributeDescriptor to add to the AttributeGroup

index - position to add the AttributeDescriptor (index of -1 indicates add to the end)

replace - indicates whether to replace an AttributeDescriptor if a duplicate name is detected. The default value is true. If set to false, this method throws an IllegalArgumentException if a duplicate name is detected.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the AttributeDescriptor already exists and the replace parameter is false

IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the index is invalid

addAttributeDescriptors

public void addAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] newAttributes)

Add a set of AttributeDescriptors to this AttributeGroup. Each AttributeDescriptor must have a unique name within this AttributeGroup and its subgroups. An AttributeDescriptor will be replaced if it is detected as a duplicate (by name).

Specified by:

addAttributeDescriptors in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

newAttributes - the array of AttributeDescriptors to add to the AttributeGroup.

addAttributeDescriptors

public void addAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] newAttributes,
                                    boolean replace)

Add a set of AttributeDescriptors to this AttributeGroup. Each AttributeDescriptor must have a unique name within this AttributeGroup and its subgroups.

Specified by:

addAttributeDescriptors in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

newAttributes - the array of AttributeDescriptors to add to the AttributeGroup.

replace - indicates whether to replace an AttributeDescriptor if a duplicate name is detected. The default value is true. If set to false, this method throws an IllegalArgumentException if a duplicate name is detected.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any of the AttributeDescriptors already exists and the replace parameter is false

addAttributeGroup

public void addAttributeGroup(AttributeGroupInterface group,
                              int index)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Add a subgroup to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeGroup in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

group - a new AttributeGroup to add

index - position to add the AttributeGroup (index of -1 indicates add to the end)

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.addAttributeGroup(AttributeGroupInterface group, int index, boolean replace)

addAttributeGroup

public void addAttributeGroup(AttributeGroupInterface group,
                              int index,
                              boolean replace)

Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeGroup in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groups - an array of new AttributeGroups to add

replace - indicates whether to replace a subgroup if a duplicate name is detected. The default value is true. If set to false, this method throws an IllegalArgumentException if a duplicate name is detected.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the group already exists and the replace parameter is false

addAttributeGroups

public void addAttributeGroups(AttributeGroupInterface[] groups)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeGroups in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groups - an array of new AttributeGroups to add

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.addAttributeGroups(AttributeGroupInterface[], boolean replace)

addAttributeGroups

public void addAttributeGroups(AttributeGroupInterface[] groups,
                               boolean replace)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Add subgroups to this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

addAttributeGroups in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groups - an array of new AttributeGroups to add

replace - indicates whether to replace a subgroup if a duplicate name is detected. If set to false, this method throws an IllegalArgumentException if a duplicate name is detected.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the group already exists and the replace parameter is false

containsAttributeDescriptorNamed

public boolean containsAttributeDescriptorNamed(String attributeName,
                                                boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Determine if this AttributeGroup contains a value with the name attributeName.

Specified by:

containsAttributeDescriptorNamed in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attributeName - the name of the attribute

recursive - if true, search the subgroups of this AttributeGroup

Returns:

true if this AttributeGroup (or subgroups if recursive is true) contains the AttributeDescriptor

count

public int count(boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Return the number of AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

count in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

recursive - if true, count the AttributeDescriptors from any subgroups of this AttributeGroup

Returns:

the number of AttributesDescriptors in this AttributeGroup (and its subgroups, if recursive is true)

getAttributeDescriptor

public AttributeDescriptorInterface getAttributeDescriptor(String attributeName,
                                                           boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Return the AttributeDescriptor corresponding to attributeName.

Specified by:

getAttributeDescriptor in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attributeName - the name of the AttributeDescriptor

recursive - If true, will search all subgroups for the AttributeDescriptor

Returns:

the AttributeDescriptor with the specified name or null if not found

getAttributeDescriptorNames

public String[] getAttributeDescriptorNames(boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Return a list of AttributeDescriptor names for AttributeDescriptors organized into this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

getAttributeDescriptorNames in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

recursive - if true, return AttributeDescriptor names from this AttributeGroup and its subgroups. If false, this method only returns the AttributeDescriptor names that are in this AttributeGroup.

Returns:

the list of AttributeDescriptor names in this AttributeGroup (or subgroups if recursive is true)

getAttributeDescriptors

public AttributeDescriptorInterface[] getAttributeDescriptors(boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns an array of AttributeDescriptors which are in this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

getAttributeDescriptors in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

recursive - if true, return AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup and its subgroups. If false, this method only returns the AttributeDescriptor names that are in this AttributeGroup.

Returns:

the list of AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup (or subgroups if recursive is true)

getAttributeGroup

public AttributeGroupInterface getAttributeGroup(String groupName)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Return the subgroup corresponding to groupName.

Specified by:

getAttributeGroup in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groupName - the name of the AttributeGroup

Returns:

the subgroup with the specified name

getAttributeGroupNames

public String[] getAttributeGroupNames()

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns an array of the names of the subgroups.

Specified by:

getAttributeGroupNames in interface AttributeGroupInterface

getAttributeGroups

public AttributeGroupInterface[] getAttributeGroups()

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns an array of subgroups nested within this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

getAttributeGroups in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Returns:

subgroups of this AttributeGroup

isExpert

public boolean isExpert()

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns true if the AttributeGroup is classified as expert. If true, all AttributeDescriptors that are a part of the AttributeGroup will behave as though their expert state had been set to the AttributeGroup's state. Under normal use, UI (User Interface) components do not display expert attributes, although they may provide a mechanism to enable the display and editing of expert AttributeGroups and AttributeDescriptors.

Specified by:

isExpert in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Returns:

true if expert; false otherwise

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.setExpert(boolean expert)

isModifiable

public boolean isModifiable()

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns true if the AttributeGroup is modifiable. If false, UI (User Interface) components can display the AttributeGroup and its AttributeDescriptors but should not allow them to be modified.

Specified by:

isModifiable in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Returns:

true if modifiable; false otherwise

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.setModifiable(boolean modifiable)

isVisible

public boolean isVisible()

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Returns true if the AttributeGroup is visible. If false, UI (User Interface) components should not display the AttributeGroup and its AttributesDescriptors.

Specified by:

isVisible in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Returns:

true if visible, false otherwise

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.setVisible(boolean visible)

removeAttributeDescriptor

public boolean removeAttributeDescriptor(String attributeName,
                                         boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Remove an AttributeDescriptor from this AttributeGroup. Not all AttributeDescriptors may be removed; this method only addresses instance-based attributes.

Specified by:

removeAttributeDescriptor in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attributeName - name of the AttributeDescriptor

recursive - if true, try to remove the AttributeDescriptor from any subgroups if the AttributeDescriptor is not found in this AttributeGroup

Returns:

false if the AttributeDescriptor is not found in this AttributeGroup (or its subgroups, if recursive is true)

removeAttributeDescriptors

public String[] removeAttributeDescriptors(String[] attributeNames,
                                           boolean recursive)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Remove all the AttributeDescriptors included in the input array, attributeNames, from this AttributeGroup. Not all AttributeDescriptors may be removed; this method only addresses instance-based attributes.

Specified by:

removeAttributeDescriptors in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

recursive - if true, any AttributeDescriptors listed in this set are removed from the nested subgroups

attributeNames - an array of AttributeDescriptor names to remove from the group (and its subgroups, if recursive is true)

Returns:

an array containing the names of the AttributeDescriptors which were removed from this AttributeGroup (and its subgroups, if recursive is true)

removeAttributeGroup

public AttributeDescriptorInterface[] removeAttributeGroup(String groupName)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Remove the subgroup corresponding to groupName.

Specified by:

removeAttributeGroup in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groupName - the name of the AttributeGroup to remove

Returns:

array of AttributeDescriptors that were removed from the AttributeGroup and its subgroups

removeAttributeGroups

public AttributeDescriptorInterface[] removeAttributeGroups(String[] groupNames)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Remove the subgroups corresponding to the group names in the input array, groupsNames.

Specified by:

removeAttributeGroups in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

groupNames - an array of AttributeGroup names to remove from this AttributeGroup

Returns:

array of AttributeDescriptors that were removed from the AttributeGroup and its subgroups

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.removeAttributeGroup(String)

setAttributeDescriptor

public void setAttributeDescriptor(AttributeDescriptorInterface attribute)
                            throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Replace an AttributeDescriptor in this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

setAttributeDescriptor in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attribute - the AttributeDescriptor to replace in the AttributeGroup.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the AttributeDescriptor already exists

setAttributeDescriptors

public void setAttributeDescriptors(AttributeDescriptorInterface[] attributes)
                             throws IllegalArgumentException

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Replace a set of AttributeDescriptors in this AttributeGroup.

Specified by:

setAttributeDescriptors in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

attributes - the array of AttributeDescriptors to replace

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if any of the AttributeDescriptors already exist

setExpert

public void setExpert(boolean expert)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Sets the expert state.

Specified by:

setExpert in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

expert - a boolean value If true, under normal circumstances, UI (User Interface) components will not display this AttributeGroup and its AttributeDescriptors.

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.isExpert()

setModifiable

public void setModifiable(boolean modifiable)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Sets whether the AttributeGroup is modifiable.

Specified by:

setModifiable in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

modifiable - a boolean value. If false, UI (User Interface) components can display the AttributeGroup and its AttributeDescriptors but should not allow them to be modified.

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.isModifiable()

setVisible

public void setVisible(boolean visible)

Description copied from interface: AttributeGroupInterface

Sets whether the AttributeGroup should be visible.

Specified by:

setVisible in interface AttributeGroupInterface

Following copied from interface: com.sas.entities.AttributeGroupInterface

Parameters:

visible - a boolean value. If false, the AttributeGroup and its AttributeDescriptors should not be displayed in UI (User Interface) components.

See Also:

AttributeGroupInterface.isVisible()