com.bea.content
Class PropertyDefinition

java.lang.Object
  com.bea.content.ContentEntity
      com.bea.content.PropertyDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces

Serializable

public class PropertyDefinition
extends ContentEntity

PropertyDefinition defines the shape of a Property. It describes the Property type (binary, boolean, string, double, calendar, long, link), whether it is required, whether it is editable, the default value and restricted values, if applicable.

A PropertyDefinition may contain a PropertyChoice array. This is a list of values that may be selected for a Property's values.

Rules for a PropertyDefinition are as follows.

If the PropertyDefinition contains a reference, it may not be multi-valued, or of types link or binary.

If the PropertyDefinition is of type binary, it may not be multi-valued or restricted and may only have one PropertyChoice.

If the PropertyDefinition is of type boolean, it may not be multi-valued.

If the PropertyDefinition is of type link, it may not have PropertyChoice(s), or be set as the primary property.

If the PropertyDefinition is restricted then the Property's value(s) must be contained in the PropertyChoice list. For example: consider a PropertyDefinition named "color". It has PropertyChoices "blue", "green", and "red". If the PropertyDefinition is restricted then the value of a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may not have a value that isn't "green", "red", or "blue".

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	INHERITED A constant which defines a property definition type.
static int	NATIVE A constant which defines a property definition type.
static int	OVERRIDDEN A constant which defines a property definition type.

Fields inherited from class com.bea.content.ContentEntity

id

Constructor Summary

PropertyDefinition(ID nestedObjectClassId, ID id, String name, int type, boolean isMandatory, boolean isMultiValued, String description)
Constructs PropertyDefinition without PropertyChoices that represents a nested ObjectClass.

PropertyDefinition(ID id, String name, String reference, int type, boolean isReadOnly, boolean isRestricted, boolean isMandatory, boolean isMultiValued, boolean isPrimary, String description)
Constructs PropertyDefinition without PropertyChoices.

PropertyDefinition(PropertyChoice[] propertyChoices, ID id, String name, String reference, int type, boolean isReadOnly, boolean isRestricted, boolean isMandatory, boolean isMultiValued, boolean isPrimary, String description)
Constructs the PropertyDefinition with all attributes.

Method Summary

String	getDescription() Gets the description.
String	getName() Returns the name of this PropertyDefinition.
ID	getNestedObjectClassId() Gets the nested object class id that this property definition represents.
PropertyChoice[]	getPropertyChoices() Returns the array of PropertyChoices.
int	getPropertyDefinitionType() Gets the property definition type for this definition.
String	getReference() Returns a means by which all Properties for this PropertyDefinition may be referenced.In the BEA Repository, this is the column name for an explicit property.
int	getType() Gets the defined data type.
boolean	isMandatory() Returns true if a value for the Property is required.
void	isMandatory(boolean isMandatory) Set to true if a value for the Property is required, or false otherwise.
boolean	isMultiValued() Returns true if the Property can have multiple values.
void	isMultiValued(boolean isMultiValued) Set to true if the Property can have multiple values, false otherwise.
boolean	isNested() This indicates if a property definition which is a part of the object class due to the definition's object class nesting another object class as one of its property definitions.
boolean	isPrimary() Returns true if this PropertyDefinition represents the primary PropertyDefinition for its ObjectClass.
void	isPrimary(boolean isPrimary) Set to true if this PropertyDefinition represents the primary PropertyDefinition for its ObjectClass.
boolean	isReadOnly() Returns true if a value for the Property can be edited.
void	isReadOnly(boolean isReadOnly) Set to true if a value for the Property can be edited, or false otherwise.
boolean	isRestricted() Returns true if a value for the Property is restricted to the available choices.
void	isRestricted(boolean isRestricted) Set to true if a value for the Property is restricted to the available choices, or false otherwise.
boolean	isSearchable() Returns true if a value for the Property should be indexed when nodes of this type are indexed in the search engine.
void	isSearchable(boolean isSearchable) Set to true if properties of this definition should be searchable, false otherwise.
void	setDescription(String description) Sets the description.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of this PropertyDefinition.
void	setNestedObjectClassId(ID nestedObjectClassId) Sets the nested object class id that this property definition represents.
void	setPropertyChoices(PropertyChoice[] propertyChoices) Sets the array of PropertyChoices.
void	setReference(String reference) Sets a means by which all Properties for this PropertyDefinition may be referenced.
void	setType(int type) Sets the defined data type id.
String	toString() Returns the PropertyDefinition attributs as a String.

Methods inherited from class com.bea.content.ContentEntity

getId, setId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NATIVE

public static final int NATIVE

A constant which defines a property definition type. A native type indicates a property definition explicitly defined on a given object class. The definition was not a part of the object class via object class inheritance.

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Constants Summary

INHERITED

public static final int INHERITED

A constant which defines a property definition type. An inherited type indicates a property definition which is a part of the object class due to the definition's object class extending another object class.

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Constants Summary

OVERRIDDEN

public static final int OVERRIDDEN

A constant which defines a property definition type. An overridden type indicates a property definition which was inherited and then was further modified to override the original definition in some fashion.

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Constants Summary

Constructor Detail

PropertyDefinition

public PropertyDefinition(PropertyChoice[] propertyChoices,
                          ID id,
                          String name,
                          String reference,
                          int type,
                          boolean isReadOnly,
                          boolean isRestricted,
                          boolean isMandatory,
                          boolean isMultiValued,
                          boolean isPrimary,
                          String description)

Constructs the PropertyDefinition with all attributes.

Parameters

propertyChoices - - available value choices for a Property that is defined by this PropertyDefinition.

id - - the unique id for this PropertyDefinition

name - - the name of this PropertyDefinition that is unique relative to its ObjectClass.

reference - - an external reference for all Properties defined by this PropertyDefinition. In the BEA Repository, this is the column name for an explicit property.

type - - the type of this PropertyDefinition.

isReadOnly - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition is intended to not be writable, false otherwise.

isRestricted - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may only contain value(s) defined in this PropertyDefinitions PropertyChoice array, false otherwise

isMandatory - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition must contain a non-null value and in the case of a String must not be empty, false otherwise

isMultiValued - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may contain multiple values, false otherwise.

isPrimary - - true if the PropertyDefinition is the Primary PropertyDefinition for the ObjectClass.

description - - a description of this PropertyDefinition.

PropertyDefinition

public PropertyDefinition(ID id,
                          String name,
                          String reference,
                          int type,
                          boolean isReadOnly,
                          boolean isRestricted,
                          boolean isMandatory,
                          boolean isMultiValued,
                          boolean isPrimary,
                          String description)

Constructs PropertyDefinition without PropertyChoices.

Parameters

id - - the unique id for this PropertyDefinition

name - - the name of this PropertyDefinition that is unique relative to its ObjectClass.

reference - - an external reference for all Properties defined by this PropertyDefinition. In the BEA Repository, this is the column name for an explicit property.

type - - the type of this PropertyDefinition.

isReadOnly - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition is intended to not be writable, false otherwise.

isRestricted - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may only contain value(s) defined in this PropertyDefinitions PropertyChoice array, false otherwise

isMandatory - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition must contain a non-null value and in the case of a String must not be empty, false otherwise.

isMultiValued - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may contain multiple values, false otherwise.

isPrimary - - true if the PropertyDefinition is the Primary PropertyDefinition for the ObjectClass.

description - - a description of this PropertyDefinition.

PropertyDefinition

public PropertyDefinition(ID nestedObjectClassId,
                          ID id,
                          String name,
                          int type,
                          boolean isMandatory,
                          boolean isMultiValued,
                          String description)

Constructs PropertyDefinition without PropertyChoices that represents a nested ObjectClass. There is no way to set propertyChoices, isReadOnly, reference, isRestricted, or isPrimary variables, as they have to be null or false for a nested type.

Parameters

nestedObjectClassId - - the unique id of the nested ObjectClass that this PropertyDefinition represents.

id - - the unique id for this PropertyDefinition

name - - the name of this PropertyDefinition that is unique relative to its ObjectClass.

type - - the type of this PropertyDefinition.

isMandatory - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition must contain a non-null value and in the case of a String must not be empty, false otherwise.

isMultiValued - - true if a Property defined by this PropertyDefinition may contain multiple values, false otherwise.

description - - a description of this PropertyDefinition.

Method Detail

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Gets the description.

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description.

getPropertyChoices

public PropertyChoice[] getPropertyChoices()

Returns the array of PropertyChoices.

setPropertyChoices

public void setPropertyChoices(PropertyChoice[] propertyChoices)

Sets the array of PropertyChoices.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this PropertyDefinition. If this is a nested type, the name will reflect the nested hierarchy with Property.NESTED_DELIMITER between each parent and child property definition name. The delimiter is not valid for use within the actual name, only to seperate the parent/child names.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the name of this PropertyDefinition. If this is a nested type, the name will reflect the nested hierarchy with Property.NESTED_DELIMITER between each parent and child property definition name. The delimiter is not valid for use within the actual name, only to seperate the parent/child names.

getReference

public String getReference()

Returns a means by which all Properties for this PropertyDefinition may be referenced.In the BEA Repository, this is the column name for an explicit property. Null if no such reference exists.

setReference

public void setReference(String reference)

Sets a means by which all Properties for this PropertyDefinition may be referenced. In the BEA Repository, this is the column name for an explicit property.

getType

public int getType()

Gets the defined data type. See Property for the constants that define the types.

setType

public void setType(int type)

Sets the defined data type id. See Property for the constants that define the types.

getNestedObjectClassId

public ID getNestedObjectClassId()

Gets the nested object class id that this property definition represents.

setNestedObjectClassId

public void setNestedObjectClassId(ID nestedObjectClassId)

Sets the nested object class id that this property definition represents.

getPropertyDefinitionType

public int getPropertyDefinitionType()

Gets the property definition type for this definition. This will be one of PropertyDefinition.NATIVE, PropertyDefinition.INHERITED or PropertyDefinition.OVERRIDDEN. This is system managed and therefore is not settable.

Returns

The property definition type.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()

Returns true if a value for the Property can be edited.

isReadOnly

public void isReadOnly(boolean isReadOnly)

Set to true if a value for the Property can be edited, or false otherwise.

isRestricted

public boolean isRestricted()

Returns true if a value for the Property is restricted to the available choices.

isRestricted

public void isRestricted(boolean isRestricted)

Set to true if a value for the Property is restricted to the available choices, or false otherwise.

isMultiValued

public boolean isMultiValued()

Returns true if the Property can have multiple values.

isMultiValued

public void isMultiValued(boolean isMultiValued)

Set to true if the Property can have multiple values, false otherwise.

isMandatory

public boolean isMandatory()

Returns true if a value for the Property is required.

isMandatory

public void isMandatory(boolean isMandatory)

Set to true if a value for the Property is required, or false otherwise.

isSearchable

public boolean isSearchable()

Returns true if a value for the Property should be indexed when nodes of this type are indexed in the search engine.

isSearchable

public void isSearchable(boolean isSearchable)

Set to true if properties of this definition should be searchable, false otherwise.

isNested

public boolean isNested()

This indicates if a property definition which is a part of the object class due to the definition's object class nesting another object class as one of its property definitions. Root level ontainer types, the property definition which was defined as nesting another object class, will not be marked as nested by this variable, just the property definitions from the nested object class and any further levels of nesting.

isPrimary

public boolean isPrimary()

Returns true if this PropertyDefinition represents the primary PropertyDefinition for its ObjectClass. There may only be one primary PropertyDefinition per ObjectClass. The ObjectClass holds the true relationship to the primary PropertyDefinition. This is an indicator to describe that relationship.

isPrimary

public void isPrimary(boolean isPrimary)

Set to true if this PropertyDefinition represents the primary PropertyDefinition for its ObjectClass. There may only be one primary PropertyDefinition per ObjectClass. The ObjectClass holds the true relationship to the primary PropertyDefinition. This is an indicator to describe that relationship.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the PropertyDefinition attributs as a String.

Overrides:

toString in class ContentEntity