org.w3c.tools.resources
Class PropertiesAttribute

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
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        +--org.w3c.tools.resources.ArrayAttribute
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              +--org.w3c.tools.resources.PropertiesAttribute

public class PropertiesAttribute
extends ArrayAttribute

The generic description of an PropertiesAttribute. A PropertiesAttribute instance holds a String to String mapping, it should be used only with care, since people may act on a reference to it.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
COMPUTED, DONTSAVE, EDITABLE, flags, MANDATORY, name, type
 
Constructor Summary
PropertiesAttribute()
           
PropertiesAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String def, int flags)
          Create a description for a generic property list attribute.
 
Method Summary
 boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
          Is the given object a valid PropertiesAttribute value ?
 java.lang.String[] pickle(java.lang.Object o)
          Pickle an attribute array into a String array.
 java.lang.Object unpickle(java.lang.String[] array)
          Unpickle an attribute array from a string array.
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.ArrayAttribute
stringify
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
checkFlag, getDefault, getFlag, getName, getType, setFlag, setName
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PropertiesAttribute

public PropertiesAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.String def,
                           int flags)
Create a description for a generic property list attribute.
Parameters:
name - The attribute name.
def - The default value for these attributes.
flags - The associated flags.

PropertiesAttribute

public PropertiesAttribute()
Method Detail

checkValue

public boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
Is the given object a valid PropertiesAttribute value ?
Parameters:
obj - The object to test.
Returns:
A boolean true if value is valid.
Overrides:
checkValue in class Attribute

unpickle

public java.lang.Object unpickle(java.lang.String[] array)
Unpickle an attribute array from a string array.
Parameters:
array - the String array
Returns:
a Object array
Overrides:
unpickle in class ArrayAttribute

pickle

public java.lang.String[] pickle(java.lang.Object o)
Pickle an attribute array into a String array.
Parameters:
array - the attribute array
Returns:
a String array
Overrides:
pickle in class ArrayAttribute