com.sas.entities
Class AttributeType

com.sas.entities.AttributeType

All Implemented Interfaces:

AttributeTypeInterface, BaseAttributeDescriptorInterface, com.sas.RemoteObjectInterface, java.io.Serializable, java.rmi.Remote

public class AttributeType
implements AttributeTypeInterface

A simple implementation of AttributeTypeInterface.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.entities.AttributeTypeInterface

ARRAY_TYPE, BOOLEAN_TYPE, BYTE_TYPE, CHAR_TYPE, DOUBLE_TYPE, FLOAT_TYPE, INT_TYPE, LONG_TYPE, OBJECT_TYPE, OTHER_TYPE, SHORT_TYPE, STRING_TYPE

Constructor Summary

AttributeType()
Default constructor.

AttributeType(java.lang.String name, int sqlType)
Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name and sql type.

AttributeType(java.lang.String name, int sqlType, java.lang.String objectType)
Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name, sql type, and object type.

AttributeType(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type)
Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name and type.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getObjectType() Return the component type (if the AttributeType was defined as Types.ARRAY) or the classname of the object if the AttributeType was defined as Types.OBJECT.
int	getSQLType() Return the SQL type.
java.lang.String	getType() Return the java type.
java.util.List	getValidators(java.lang.String context) Return the validators.
java.util.List	getValidatorsContexts() Returns a list of validators contexts defined for this AttributeType.
void	setObjectType(java.lang.String objectType) Sets the component type (if the AttributeType was defined as Types.ARRAY) or the classname of the object if the AttributeType was defined as Types.OBJECT.
void	setSQLType(int sqlType) Set the SQL type.
void	setType(java.lang.String type) Set the java type setType("java.lang.String"); //String AttributeType setType("java.util.Date"); //Date AttributeType
void	setValidators(java.lang.String context, java.util.List validators) Set the validators.

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 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

Constructor Detail

AttributeType

public AttributeType()

Default constructor.

AttributeType

public AttributeType(java.lang.String name,
                     java.lang.String type)

Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name and type. The type is used to derive the sql type.

Parameters:

name - name associated with the AttributeType

type - String parameter used to derive the sql type

AttributeType

public AttributeType(java.lang.String name,
                     int sqlType)

Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name and sql type.

Parameters:

name - name associated with the AttributeType

sqlType - sql type

AttributeType

public AttributeType(java.lang.String name,
                     int sqlType,
                     java.lang.String objectType)

Constructs an instance of AttributeType with the given name, sql type, and object type. The object type is a fully qualified class name. It is only meaningful if the sql type is Types.JAVA_OBJECT or Types.OTHER.

Parameters:

name - name associated with the AttributeType

sqlType - sql type

objectType - fully qualified class name

Method Detail

getSQLType

public int getSQLType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Return the SQL type.

Specified by:

getSQLType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Returns:

the SQL type

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.setSQLType(int sqlType), Types

setSQLType

public void setSQLType(int sqlType)

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Set the SQL type. Valid SQL types are defined in Types.

Specified by:

setSQLType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Parameters:

sqlType - generic SQL type

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.getSQLType(), Types

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Return the java type. If the type is an array, it is returned in the form of "classname[]" (.ie int[], java.lang.String[])

Specified by:

getType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Returns:

java type

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.setType(String type)

setType

public void setType(java.lang.String type)

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Set the java type

• setType("java.lang.String"); //String AttributeType
• setType("java.util.Date"); //Date AttributeType

Specified by:

setType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Parameters:

type - classname

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.getType()

getValidators

public java.util.List getValidators(java.lang.String context)

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Return the validators.

Specified by:

getValidators in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Parameters:

context - the context in which the validators are instantiated/used; it is a platform specification from EntityContextInterface

Returns:

list of validators for the specified context

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.setValidators(String context, List validators)

getValidatorsContexts

public java.util.List getValidatorsContexts()

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Returns a list of validators contexts defined for this AttributeType.

Specified by:

getValidatorsContexts in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Returns:

list of contexts

setValidators

public void setValidators(java.lang.String context,
                          java.util.List validators)

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Set the validators. Validators are used to validate input, normalize input, and return error information when the input is invalid.

Specified by:

setValidators in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Parameters:

context - the context in which the validators are instantiated/used; it is a platform specification from EntityContextInterface

validators - names of the validators

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.getValidators(String context), EntityContextInterface

getObjectType

public java.lang.String getObjectType()

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Return the component type (if the AttributeType was defined as Types.ARRAY) or the classname of the object if the AttributeType was defined as Types.OBJECT. This method is used for persisting AttributeTypes and is usually invoked from other methods.

Specified by:

getObjectType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Returns:

component type

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.setObjectType(String type)

setObjectType

public void setObjectType(java.lang.String objectType)

Description copied from interface: AttributeTypeInterface

Sets the component type (if the AttributeType was defined as Types.ARRAY) or the classname of the object if the AttributeType was defined as Types.OBJECT. This method is used for persisting AttributeTypes and will be invoked from other methods.

Specified by:

setObjectType in interface AttributeTypeInterface

Parameters:

objectType - component type

See Also:

AttributeTypeInterface.getObjectType()