org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.metadata.accessors.objects

Class MetadataAnnotation

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.metadata.accessors.objects.MetadataAnnotation

public class MetadataAnnotation
extends java.lang.Object

Metadata representation of an annotation.

Since:

EclipseLink 1.2

Author:

James Sutherland

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MetadataAnnotation()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAttribute(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) INTERNAL:
java.lang.Object	getAttribute(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or null if not set.
java.lang.Object	getAttributeArray(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or an empty array if not set.
java.lang.Object	getAttributeBoolean(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Boolean defaultValue) INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or the default value if not set.
java.lang.Object	getAttributeBooleanDefaultFalse(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or FALSE if not set.
java.lang.Object	getAttributeBooleanDefaultTrue(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or TRUE if not set.
java.lang.Object	getAttributeClass(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class defaultClass) INTERNAL: Return the Class attribute value, or the default provided.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getAttributes() INTERNAL:
java.lang.Object	getAttributeString(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or "" if not set.
java.lang.String	getName() INTERNAL:
void	setAttributes(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes) INTERNAL:
void	setName(java.lang.String name) INTERNAL:
java.lang.String	toString() INTERNAL:

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MetadataAnnotation

public MetadataAnnotation()

Method Detail

addAttribute

public void addAttribute(java.lang.String key,
                         java.lang.Object value)

INTERNAL:

getAttribute

public java.lang.Object getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or null if not set. Callers to this method should only use it if the annotation requires the attribute. Otherwise, you should call one of the more specific getAttribute calls that will return the annotation default value.

See Also:

getAttributeArray, getAttributeString, getAttributeBooleanDefaultFalse, getAttributeBooleanDefaultTrue

getAttributeArray

public java.lang.Object getAttributeArray(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or an empty array if not set.

getAttributeBoolean

public java.lang.Object getAttributeBoolean(java.lang.String name,
                                            java.lang.Boolean defaultValue)

INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or the default value if not set.

getAttributeBooleanDefaultFalse

public java.lang.Object getAttributeBooleanDefaultFalse(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or FALSE if not set.

getAttributeBooleanDefaultTrue

public java.lang.Object getAttributeBooleanDefaultTrue(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL: Return the boolean attribute value, or TRUE if not set.

getAttributeClass

public java.lang.Object getAttributeClass(java.lang.String name,
                                          java.lang.Class defaultClass)

INTERNAL: Return the Class attribute value, or the default provided.

getAttributes

public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getAttributes()

INTERNAL:

getAttributeString

public java.lang.Object getAttributeString(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL: Return the attribute value, or "" if not set.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

INTERNAL:

setAttributes

public void setAttributes(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> attributes)

INTERNAL:

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

INTERNAL:

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

INTERNAL:

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object