org.treebind
Class DefaultPropertyImplementation

java.lang.Object
  org.treebind.DefaultPropertyImplementation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Property

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexProperty, LeafProperty

public abstract class DefaultPropertyImplementation

extends java.lang.Object

implements Property

Default implementation of a TreeBind property. This abstract class contains the implementation of methods that are common to the two different types of TreeBind properties (ie complex and leaf properties).

Author:

vdv

See Also:

Property, LeafProperty, ComplexProperty

Constructor Summary

DefaultPropertyImplementation()

Method Summary

void	addProperty(int position, Property property) Add a sub property at a specific position (for ComplexProperty only.
void	addProperty(Property property) Add a sub property (for ComplexProperty only.
Name	getNature() Get the nature of the property.
java.util.Iterator	getProperties() Get the subproperties of a property (for ComplexProperty only.
java.util.Iterator	getPropertiesWithNature(Name nature) Get the subproperties of a property with a specific nature (for ComplexProperty only.
java.util.Iterator	getPropertiesWithRole(Name role) Get the subproperties of a property with a specific role (for ComplexProperty only.
java.util.Iterator	getPropertiesWithRoleAndNature(Name role, Name nature) Get the subproperties of a property with a specific nature and a specific role (for ComplexProperty only.
Name	getRole() Get the role of a property.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Get the value of the property (for LeafProperty only).
int	nbProperties() Get the number of sub properties (for ComplexProperty only.
void	setNature(Name nature) Sets the nature of the property.
void	setRole(Name role) Sets the role of a property.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of a propety (for LeafProperty only).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultPropertyImplementation

public DefaultPropertyImplementation()

Method Detail

addProperty

public void addProperty(int position,
                        Property property)
                 throws NotImplementedException

Description copied from interface: Property

Add a sub property at a specific position (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

addProperty in interface Property

Parameters:

property - the sub property

Throws:

NotImplementedException - when a property is added to a LeafProperty

addProperty

public void addProperty(Property property)
                 throws NotImplementedException

Description copied from interface: Property

Add a sub property (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

addProperty in interface Property

Parameters:

property - the sub property

Throws:

NotImplementedException - when a property is added to a LeafProperty

getNature

public Name getNature()

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the nature of the property.

Specified by:

getNature in interface Property

Returns:

the natuure

getProperties

public java.util.Iterator getProperties()

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the subproperties of a property (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

getProperties in interface Property

Returns:

an iterator over the sub properties.

getPropertiesWithNature

public java.util.Iterator getPropertiesWithNature(Name nature)

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the subproperties of a property with a specific nature (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

getPropertiesWithNature in interface Property

Returns:

an iterator over the sub properties.

getPropertiesWithRole

public java.util.Iterator getPropertiesWithRole(Name role)

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the subproperties of a property with a specific role (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

getPropertiesWithRole in interface Property

Returns:

an iterator over the sub properties.

getPropertiesWithRoleAndNature

public java.util.Iterator getPropertiesWithRoleAndNature(Name role,
                                                         Name nature)

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the subproperties of a property with a specific nature and a specific role (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

getPropertiesWithRoleAndNature in interface Property

Returns:

an iterator over the sub properties.

getRole

public Name getRole()

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the role of a property.

Specified by:

getRole in interface Property

Returns:

the role

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the value of the property (for LeafProperty only).

Specified by:

getValue in interface Property

Returns:

the value

nbProperties

public int nbProperties()

Description copied from interface: Property

Get the number of sub properties (for ComplexProperty only.

Specified by:

nbProperties in interface Property

Returns:

the number of sub properties

setNature

public void setNature(Name nature)

Description copied from interface: Property

Sets the nature of the property.

Specified by:

setNature in interface Property

Parameters:

nature - the nature

setRole

public void setRole(Name role)

Description copied from interface: Property

Sets the role of a property.

Specified by:

setRole in interface Property

Parameters:

role - the role

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
              throws NotImplementedException

Description copied from interface: Property

Sets the value of a propety (for LeafProperty only).

Specified by:

setValue in interface Property

Parameters:

value - the value

Throws:

NotImplementedException - when a value is set on a ComplexProperty