org.biomoby.shared
Class MobyPrimaryDataSet

java.lang.Object
  org.biomoby.shared.MobyData
      org.biomoby.shared.MobyPrimaryData
          org.biomoby.shared.MobyPrimaryDataSet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

MobyDataObjectSet

public class MobyPrimaryDataSet
extends MobyPrimaryData
implements Cloneable

A container representing a way how a named collection of various primary data types is used in a service.

Version:

$Id: MobyPrimaryDataSet.java,v 1.10 2008/01/07 22:11:36 gordonp Exp $

Author:

Martin Senger

Constructor Summary

MobyPrimaryDataSet(Element elem)
Construct this instance from a piece of XML.

MobyPrimaryDataSet(String name)
Default constructor.

Method Summary

void	addElement(MobyPrimaryDataSimple value)
void	addNamespace(MobyNamespace value) Add given namespace of all elements of this collection.
MobyPrimaryDataSet	clone() Must be overwritten by a subclass.
String	format(int indent)
MobyDataType	getDataType() Return a data type of the first element of this collection (according the Biomoby API, however, all elements should have the same data type).
MobyPrimaryDataSimple[]	getElements()
MobyNamespace[]	getNamespaces() Return namespaces of the first element of this collection.
void	removeNamespace(MobyNamespace value) Remove given namespace from all elements of this collection.
void	removeNamespace(String namespaceName) Remove given namespace (defined by its name) from all elements of this collection.
void	setDataType(MobyDataType dataType) Set given data type to all elements of this collection (according the Biomoby API all elements should have the same data type).
void	setElements(MobyPrimaryDataSimple[] value)
void	setNamespaces(MobyNamespace[] value) Set given namespaces of all elements of this collection.
String	toString()
String	toXML() Convert this instance to the XML.

Methods inherited from class org.biomoby.shared.MobyPrimaryData

isPrimary

Methods inherited from class org.biomoby.shared.MobyData

getId, getName, getUserData, setId, setName, setUserData

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MobyPrimaryDataSet

public MobyPrimaryDataSet(String name)

Default constructor. Other characteristics are empty - which is usually wrong - therefore use 'set' method to fill them.

MobyPrimaryDataSet

public MobyPrimaryDataSet(Element elem)

Construct this instance from a piece of XML. The XML looks like this: ...... ......

Method Detail

clone

public MobyPrimaryDataSet clone()

Description copied from class: MobyPrimaryData

Must be overwritten by a subclass.

Specified by:

clone in class MobyPrimaryData

getElements

public MobyPrimaryDataSimple[] getElements()

setElements

public void setElements(MobyPrimaryDataSimple[] value)

addElement

public void addElement(MobyPrimaryDataSimple value)

getDataType

public MobyDataType getDataType()

Return a data type of the first element of this collection (according the Biomoby API, however, all elements should have the same data type).

Specified by:

getDataType in class MobyPrimaryData

setDataType

public void setDataType(MobyDataType dataType)

Set given data type to all elements of this collection (according the Biomoby API all elements should have the same data type).

Specified by:

setDataType in class MobyPrimaryData

getNamespaces

public MobyNamespace[] getNamespaces()

Return namespaces of the first element of this collection.

Specified by:

getNamespaces in class MobyPrimaryData

setNamespaces

public void setNamespaces(MobyNamespace[] value)

Set given namespaces of all elements of this collection.

Specified by:

setNamespaces in class MobyPrimaryData

addNamespace

public void addNamespace(MobyNamespace value)

Add given namespace of all elements of this collection.

Specified by:

addNamespace in class MobyPrimaryData

removeNamespace

public void removeNamespace(String namespaceName)

Remove given namespace (defined by its name) from all elements of this collection.

Specified by:

removeNamespace in class MobyPrimaryData

removeNamespace

public void removeNamespace(MobyNamespace value)

Remove given namespace from all elements of this collection.

Specified by:

removeNamespace in class MobyPrimaryData

toXML

public String toXML()

Convert this instance to the XML. The XML will look like this: ...... ......

Specified by:

toXML in class MobyData

format

public String format(int indent)

Specified by:

format in class MobyData

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object