iitb.con.core
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  iitb.con.core.Attribute

public class Attribute
extends java.lang.Object

Attribute class used to model the Entity and Relationattributes.
Attributes can be of two types:
- Single-valued
- Multi-valued (or) Repeating

DataType - for the attribute data types.

Field Summary

byte	dataType Data type of the attribute
java.lang.String	defaultValue Default value of the attribute
short	id Attribute Id
java.lang.String	name Name of the attribute
boolean	repeating Is the attribute is repeating?

Constructor Summary

Attribute()

Attribute(java.lang.String name)
Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name.

Attribute(java.lang.String name, byte dataType)
Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name and data type.

Attribute(java.lang.String name, byte dataType, boolean repeating)
Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name, data type and repeating info.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

dataType

public byte dataType

Data type of the attribute

defaultValue

public java.lang.String defaultValue

Default value of the attribute

id

public short id

Attribute Id

name

public java.lang.String name

Name of the attribute

repeating

public boolean repeating

Is the attribute is repeating?

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute()

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name)

Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name.

Parameters:

name - attribute name

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 byte dataType)

Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name and data type.

Parameters:

name - attribute name

dataType - data type

See Also:

DataType

Attribute

public Attribute(java.lang.String name,
                 byte dataType,
                 boolean repeating)

Initializes the newly created Attribute with the attribute name, data type and repeating info.

Parameters:

name - attribute name

dataType - data type

repeating - is-repeating