things.data
Interface Data

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Entity, Entry, Nubblet, RESULT

public interface Data
extends java.io.Serializable

This defines a piece of data and the methods of managing it.

Version:

1.0

Version History

 EPG - Rewrite from another project - 22 MAY 04
 EPG - Weld in result types - 7 JUN 05
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

Nested Class Summary

static class	Data.Priority Priority of the data.
static class	Data.Type Type of Data.

Field Summary

static long

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

WhoAmI	birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName) Create a child ID using the given name.
WhoAmI	birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName, java.lang.String childsTag) Create a child ID using the given name and tag.
AttributeReader	getAttributes() Get the attributes.
WhoAmI	getCreatorID() Get the creator's ID.
WhoAmI	getID() Get the objects ID.
int	getNumeric() Get the numeric value.
java.lang.String	getNumericString() Get the numeric value.
Data.Priority	getPriority() Get the priority.ed.
long	getStamp() Get the timestamp.
java.lang.Object	getThing() Get the thing (Object).
Data.Type	getType() Get the type.
java.lang.String	toString() Give a textual representation of the data.

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

birthMyChild

WhoAmI birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName)

Create a child ID using the given name.

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

Returns:

the textual representation of the ID.

See Also:

WhoAmI

birthMyChild

WhoAmI birthMyChild(java.lang.String childsName,
                    java.lang.String childsTag)

Create a child ID using the given name and tag. It must yield the same ID if the same value is used for childsName.

Parameters:

childsName - the given name for the child.

childsTag - the tag for the child.

Returns:

the id

See Also:

WhoAmI

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Give a textual representation of the data.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the textual representation.

getID

WhoAmI getID()

Get the objects ID.

Returns:

the id

See Also:

WhoAmI

getCreatorID

WhoAmI getCreatorID()

Get the creator's ID.

Returns:

the id

See Also:

WhoAmI

getNumeric

int getNumeric()

Get the numeric value. It is completely up to the setter as to what this means.

Returns:

value as an int

getNumericString

java.lang.String getNumericString()

Get the numeric value. It is completely up to the setter as to what this means.

Returns:

value as a string

getPriority

Data.Priority getPriority()

Get the priority.ed.

Returns:

the priority.

getStamp

long getStamp()

Get the timestamp.

Returns:

timestamp as a long

getThing

java.lang.Object getThing()

Get the thing (Object).

Returns:

the thing

getType

Data.Type getType()

Get the type.

Returns:

the type

getAttributes

AttributeReader getAttributes()

Get the attributes.

Returns:

the attributes associated with the Data, if any.