net.jxta.document
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.jxta.document.Attribute

public class Attribute

extends java.lang.Object

A name value pair which is associated with some base object.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $

See Also:

Attributable, StructuredDocument, Element

Constructor Summary

Attribute(Attributable owner, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
Constructor for a new attribute which is associated with an

Attribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value)
Constructor for a new attribute which can be added to an Attributable.

Method Summary

protected java.lang.Object	clone() {@inheritDoc}
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object target) {@inheritDoc} The two attributes are the same if they have the same owner, name and value.
java.lang.String	getName() Return name of this attribute
Attributable	getOwner() Return the Attributable which is the owner of this attribute.
java.lang.String	getValue() Return value of this attribute
int	hashCode() {@inheritDoc}

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value)

Constructor for a new attribute which can be added to an Attributable.

Parameters:

name - Name for this attribute.

value - Value for this attribute.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

Attribute

public Attribute(Attributable owner,
                 java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value)

Constructor for a new attribute which is associated with an

Parameters:

owner - The Atrributable owner of this attribute or null.

name - Name for this attribute.

value - Value for this attribute.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

Method Detail

clone

protected java.lang.Object clone()

{@inheritDoc}

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object target)

{@inheritDoc} The two attributes are the same if they have the same owner, name and value.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

target - Attribute to be checked with

Returns:

boolean if the attributes are equal otherwise false.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

hashCode

public int hashCode()

{@inheritDoc}

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return name of this attribute

Returns:

String containing the attribute's name.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

getOwner

public Attributable getOwner()

Return the Attributable which is the owner of this attribute.

Returns:

Attributable object which owns this attribute.

Since:

JXTA 1.0

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Return value of this attribute

Returns:

String containing the attribute's value.

Since:

JXTA 1.0