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Interface AttributeType<T extends Serializable>

Type Parameters:

T - - The class used by values of this AttributeType

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface AttributeType<T extends Serializable>
extends Serializable

The type of an Attribute, indicating the Class

Attribute values are bound to and the format expected to be used by those values

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	AttributeType.AttributeFormat Enumeration used to indicate formats of Attributes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AttributeType.AttributeFormat	getAttributeFormat() Get the AttributeType.AttributeFormat used by values of this AttributeType
Class<T>	getBinding() Get the Class of the Serializable Object that will be returned by Attributes of this AttributeType.

Method Detail

getBinding

Class<T> getBinding()

Get the Class of the Serializable Object that will be returned by Attributes of this AttributeType.

Returns:

the Class used by values of this AttributeType

getAttributeFormat

AttributeType.AttributeFormat getAttributeFormat()

Get the AttributeType.AttributeFormat used by values of this AttributeType

Returns:

AttributeType.AttributeFormat the format of this AttributeType's values