things.data
Class Entry

java.lang.Object
  things.data.Nubblet
      things.data.Entry

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Data

public class Entry
extends Nubblet

An entry is an a data with attributes but no identity. This is used for logging or data exchange. They are timestamped at creation.

This component has been quite a showcase of where Java Generics fail. Ultimately, this may be what drives me back to C++ or somewhere else.

Version:

1.0

Version History

EPG - Rewrite from another project - 22 MAY 04
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface things.data.Data

Data.Priority, Data.Type

Field Summary

AttributeReader

attributes Attributes, if needed.

Fields inherited from class things.data.Nubblet

numeric, priority, thing

Constructor Summary

Entry()
Default constructor.

Entry(Data.Priority p, int n, java.lang.String text)
Constructor.

Entry(Data.Priority p, int n, java.lang.String text, AttributeReader a)
Constructor.

Entry(int n, java.lang.String text)
Constructor.

Entry(int n, java.lang.String text, AttributeReader a)
Constructor.

Entry(java.lang.String text)
Constructor.

Entry(java.lang.String text, AttributeReader a)
Constructor.

Entry(java.lang.String text, Data.Type type, Data.Priority p, int n)
Constructor.

Entry(java.lang.String text, Data.Type type, Data.Priority p, int n, AttributeReader a)
Constructor.

Method Summary

AttributeReader	getAttributes() Get the attributes.
java.lang.String	toString() Get a textual representation of this entry with attributes.
java.lang.String	toText() Get a textual representation of this entry without attributes.

Methods inherited from class things.data.Nubblet

birthMyChild, birthMyChild, getCreatorID, getID, getNumeric, getNumericString, getPriority, getStamp, getThing, getType, toTag

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

attributes

public AttributeReader attributes

Attributes, if needed.

Constructor Detail

Entry

public Entry()
      throws java.lang.Throwable

Default constructor. Default priority of ROUTINE. Null object. Generic type. Timestamped.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable

Entry

public Entry(Data.Priority p,
             int n,
             java.lang.String text)

Constructor. Sets everything but the text, priority, and the numeric.

Parameters:

p - the priority

n - the numeric

text - the text information for the entry

Throws:

ThingsException

Entry

public Entry(Data.Priority p,
             int n,
             java.lang.String text,
             AttributeReader a)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Sets everything but the text, priority, and the numeric.

Parameters:

p - the priority

n - the numeric

text - the text information for the entry

a - attributes. Cannot be null.

Throws:

ThingsException

See Also:

AttributeReader

Entry

public Entry(int n,
             java.lang.String text)

Constructor. Sets everything but the text and the numeric.

Parameters:

n - the numeric

text - the text information for the entry

Throws:

ThingsException

Entry

public Entry(int n,
             java.lang.String text,
             AttributeReader a)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Sets everything but the text and the numeric.

Parameters:

n - the numeric

text - the text information for the entry

a - attributes. Cannot be null.

Throws:

ThingsException

See Also:

AttributeReader

Entry

public Entry(java.lang.String text)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Sets everything but the text.

Parameters:

text - the text information for the entry

Throws:

ThingsException

Entry

public Entry(java.lang.String text,
             AttributeReader a)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Sets everything but the text.

Parameters:

text - the text information for the entry

a - attributes. Cannot be null.

Throws:

ThingsException

See Also:

AttributeReader

Entry

public Entry(java.lang.String text,
             Data.Type type,
             Data.Priority p,
             int n)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Explicit. This can morph the entry into another type.

Parameters:

text - the text information for the entry

type - the type.

p - priority

n - numeric

Throws:

ThingsException

Entry

public Entry(java.lang.String text,
             Data.Type type,
             Data.Priority p,
             int n,
             AttributeReader a)
      throws ThingsException

Constructor. Explicit. This can morph the entry into another type.

Parameters:

text - the text information for the entry

type - the type.

p - priority

n - numeric

a - attributes. Cannot be null.

Throws:

ThingsException

See Also:

AttributeReader

Method Detail

getAttributes

public AttributeReader getAttributes()

Get the attributes.

Specified by:

getAttributes in interface Data

Overrides:

getAttributes in class Nubblet

Returns:

the attributes associated with the Data, if any.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Get a textual representation of this entry with attributes.

Specified by:

toString in interface Data

Overrides:

toString in class Nubblet

Returns:

the text.

See Also:

WhoAmI

toText

public java.lang.String toText()

Get a textual representation of this entry without attributes.

Returns:

the text.