Package org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference

Interface AttributeDefinition

All Superinterfaces:

Attribute

All Known Subinterfaces:

PropertyDefinition

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyDefinitionImpl

public interface AttributeDefinition
extends Attribute

Extends the Attribute interface to include properties that define its requirement constraints.

This interface adds the flag specifying whether an attribute is mandatory: present, with a real value. A null value means the same as an absent one.

Author:

Luca Frosini (ISTI - CNR)

See Also:

• Attribute

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	MANDATORY_PROPERTY	The property name for the 'mandatory' flag.

Fields inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Attribute

DEFAULT_VALUE_PROPERTY, DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, MAX_PROPERTY, MIN_PROPERTY, NAME, NAME_PROPERTY, PROPERTY_TYPE_PROPERTY, REGEX_PROPERTY

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isMandatory()	Checks if the attribute is mandatory.
void	setMandatory(boolean mandatory)	Sets whether the attribute is mandatory.

Methods inherited from interface org.gcube.informationsystem.base.reference.Attribute

getDefaultValue, getDescription, getMax, getMin, getName, getPropertyType, getPropertyTypeName, getRegexp, setDefaultValue, setDescription, setMax, setMin, setName, setPropertyType, setRegexp

Field Details

MANDATORY_PROPERTY

static final String MANDATORY_PROPERTY

The property name for the 'mandatory' flag.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

isMandatory

boolean isMandatory()

Checks if the attribute is mandatory.

Returns:

true if the attribute is mandatory, false otherwise.

setMandatory

void setMandatory(boolean mandatory)

Sets whether the attribute is mandatory.

Parameters:

mandatory - true to make the attribute mandatory, false otherwise.