org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans
Class AttributeBean

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans.AbstractBean
      org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans.SymbolBean
          org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans.AttributeBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable

public class AttributeBean
extends SymbolBean
implements Serializable

Represents a value for a component property or a tag attribute. Instances of this class will be placed in the ComponentBean attributes collection.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static String	BINDING_TYPE_EARLY This code means that if the attribute value contains an expression, it will be evalutated before populating the component.
static String	BINDING_TYPE_METHOD Mnemonic the signifies the a method binding expression.
static String	BINDING_TYPE_NONE This constant indicates that the attribute value will be passed as its literal value and no attempt to evaluate a contained expression will be preformed.
static String	BINDING_TYPE_VALUE Mnemonic that signifies a value binding expression.

Constructor Summary

AttributeBean()

Method Summary

String	getBindingType() Returns a String that indicates the binding type for the attribute.
ComponentBean	getHasAParent() Returns the parent component containing this object instance.
AttributeBean	getIsAParent() Returns a parent component that this component extends in terms of a meta relationship.
boolean	isInheritanceFinal() Returns boolean that indicates the meta inheritance relationships have been resolved.
void	setBindingType(String bindingType) Sets a String that indicates the binding type for the attribute.
void	setHasAParent(ComponentBean bean) Sets the parent component that contains this object instance.
void	setInheritanceFinal(boolean b) Sets a boolean that indicates the meta inheritance relationships have been resolved.
void	setIsAParent(AttributeBean bean) Sets a parent component that this component extends in terms of a meta relationship.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans.SymbolBean

compareTo, getName, getValue, setName, setValue

Methods inherited from class org.apache.shale.clay.config.beans.AbstractBean

getDescription, setDescription

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BINDING_TYPE_METHOD

public static final String BINDING_TYPE_METHOD

Mnemonic the signifies the a method binding expression.

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Constant Field Values

BINDING_TYPE_VALUE

public static final String BINDING_TYPE_VALUE

Mnemonic that signifies a value binding expression.

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Constant Field Values

BINDING_TYPE_EARLY

public static final String BINDING_TYPE_EARLY

This code means that if the attribute value contains an expression, it will be evalutated before populating the component.

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Constant Field Values

BINDING_TYPE_NONE

public static final String BINDING_TYPE_NONE

This constant indicates that the attribute value will be passed as its literal value and no attempt to evaluate a contained expression will be preformed.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AttributeBean

public AttributeBean()

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class SymbolBean

Returns:

named value list that represents the object's state

getHasAParent

public ComponentBean getHasAParent()

Returns the parent component containing this object instance.

Returns:

composition parent

setHasAParent

public void setHasAParent(ComponentBean bean)

Sets the parent component that contains this object instance.

Parameters:

bean - the composition parent

getIsAParent

public AttributeBean getIsAParent()

Returns a parent component that this component extends in terms of a meta relationship.

Returns:

returns the inheritance parent

setIsAParent

public void setIsAParent(AttributeBean bean)

Sets a parent component that this component extends in terms of a meta relationship.

Parameters:

bean - the inheritance parent

getBindingType

public String getBindingType()

Returns a String that indicates the binding type for the attribute. The valid values include ("VB", "MB", "None", "Early").

Returns:

binding type enumeration

setBindingType

public void setBindingType(String bindingType)

Sets a String that indicates the binding type for the attribute. The valid values include ("VB", "MB", "None", "Early").

Parameters:

bindingType - enumeration

isInheritanceFinal

public boolean isInheritanceFinal()

Returns boolean that indicates the meta inheritance relationships have been resolved.

Returns:

true if inheritance has been resolved

setInheritanceFinal

public void setInheritanceFinal(boolean b)

Sets a boolean that indicates the meta inheritance relationships have been resolved.

Parameters:

b - true if inheritance has been resolved