ddf.catalog.data

Interface Attribute

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeImpl

public interface Attribute
extends Serializable

An instance of an AttributeType.

See Also:

AttributeType

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() The name of this Attribute.
Serializable	getValue() The value of this Attribute.
List<Serializable>	getValues() The value(s) of this Attribute as a List.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

The name of this Attribute.

Returns:

String - the name of this Attribute

getValue

Serializable getValue()

The value of this Attribute.

If this Attribute is multivalued ( AttributeDescriptor.isMultiValued() ==true), this method must return the first, if any, value as an instance of the Class identified in the associated AttributeDescriptor#getClass() method.

Returns:

Serializable - the value of this Attribute

getValues

List<Serializable> getValues()

The value(s) of this Attribute as a List.

If this Attribute is NOT multivalued, this method must return either null or a List with 0 or 1 entries depending on whether the value is null or not.

Returns:

the value(s) of this Attribute as a List