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com.sas.iquery.metadata.business
Interface CascadeRule

public interface CascadeRule

Contains the collection of dependent CascadeRuleItem objects and CascadableFilter objects for single CascadeRuleItem.

Method Summary

boolean	containsDependentFilter(CascadableFilter filter) Returns true if specified CascadableFilter is already contained in the dependent filters list.
java.util.Collection	getDependentFilters() Returns the collection of dependent CascadableFilter objects for this rule.
java.util.Collection	getDependentItems() Returns the collection of dependent CascadeRuleItem objects for this rule.
CascadeRuleItem	getItem() Returns the CascadeRuleItem for this rule.
boolean	hasDependentItemFor(com.sas.prompts.definitions.PromptDefinitionInterface prompt, com.sas.prompts.PromptValuesInterface promptValue) Returns true if specified PromptDefinitionInterface PromptValuesInterface pair is already contained in the dependent items list.

Method Detail

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getItem

CascadeRuleItem getItem()

Returns the CascadeRuleItem for this rule.

Returns:

A CascadeRuleItem object.

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getDependentItems

java.util.Collection getDependentItems()

Returns the collection of dependent CascadeRuleItem objects for this rule.

Returns:

A collection of CascadeRuleItem objects.

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getDependentFilters

java.util.Collection getDependentFilters()

Returns the collection of dependent CascadableFilter objects for this rule.

Returns:

A collection of CascadableFilter objects.

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hasDependentItemFor

boolean hasDependentItemFor(com.sas.prompts.definitions.PromptDefinitionInterface prompt,
                            com.sas.prompts.PromptValuesInterface promptValue)

Returns true if specified PromptDefinitionInterface PromptValuesInterface pair is already contained in the dependent items list.

Parameters:

prompt - The PromptDefinitionInterface object that the dependent item is based on.

promptValue - The PromptValuesInterface that contains the specified prompt.

Returns:

true if the PromptDefinitionInterface PromtpValuesInterface pair is found. Otherwise false.

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containsDependentFilter

boolean containsDependentFilter(CascadableFilter filter)

Returns true if specified CascadableFilter is already contained in the dependent filters list.

Parameters:

filter - The CascadableFilter object to search for.

Returns:

true if the CascadableFilter is found. Otherwise false.

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