things.data
Class NVImmutable

java.lang.Object
  things.data.NVImmutable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

NV

public class NVImmutable
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This is a name/value pair as strings.

A value can be more than one item.

Version:

1.0

Version History

EPG - Rewrite from another project - 22 MAY 04
 

Author:

Erich P. Gatejen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	name The Name.
protected java.lang.String[]	value The Values

Constructor Summary

NVImmutable(java.lang.String n)
Setting constructor with no value.

NVImmutable(java.lang.String n, java.lang.String... v)
Setting constructor.

NVImmutable(java.lang.String n, java.lang.String v)
Setting constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getFlat() Get flat.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name.
java.lang.String	getValue() Get the first (and perhaps only) value.
java.lang.String[]	getValues() Get all the values as an array.
java.util.List<java.lang.String>	getValuesAsList() Get all the values as a List.
boolean	isMultivalue() Is multivalue.
boolean	isValid() Validate.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

The Name.

value

protected java.lang.String[] value

The Values

Constructor Detail

NVImmutable

public NVImmutable(java.lang.String n)

Setting constructor with no value. The value will be the same as the name.

Parameters:

n - the name

NVImmutable

public NVImmutable(java.lang.String n,
                   java.lang.String v)

Setting constructor.

Parameters:

n - the name

v - the value

NVImmutable

public NVImmutable(java.lang.String n,
                   java.lang.String... v)

Setting constructor.

Parameters:

n - the name

v - the value

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name.

Returns:

Returns the name.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Get the first (and perhaps only) value. If the value is null, it will return null.

Returns:

The value.

getFlat

public java.lang.String[] getFlat()

Get flat. Name and values in a singel array.

Returns:

The name and values (the name is first).

getValues

public java.lang.String[] getValues()

Get all the values as an array.

Returns:

An array of values.

getValuesAsList

public java.util.List<java.lang.String> getValuesAsList()

Get all the values as a List.

Returns:

a List of the contents.

isMultivalue

public boolean isMultivalue()

Is multivalue.

Returns:

true if it has more than one item for the value, otherwise false.

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Validate. It will make sure the fields are not null.

Returns:

true if valid, otherwise false.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the textual representation.