iitb.con.core
Class Instance

java.lang.Object
  iitb.con.core.Instance

Direct Known Subclasses:

EntityInstance, RelationInstance

public abstract class Instance
extends java.lang.Object

Instance is the instantiated item of the Type.
All the instances of specialized type will extend the Instance class.

See Also:

Type

Field Summary

int	id Instance Id
short	typeId Type name of the instance

Constructor Summary

Instance()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getAttributeValue(java.lang.String name) Returns the specified attributes value. This method should be over-ridden by the specialized instances
void	setAttributeValue(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Sets the instance's attribute value. This method should be over-ridden by the specialized instances
void	setType(Type type) Sets the type of the instance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

id

public int id

Instance Id

typeId

public short typeId

Type name of the instance

Constructor Detail

Instance

public Instance()

Method Detail

getAttributeValue

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

Returns the specified attributes value.
This method should be over-ridden by the specialized instances

Parameters:

name - attribute name

Returns:

attribute value

setAttributeValue

public void setAttributeValue(java.lang.String name,
                              java.lang.Object value)

Sets the instance's attribute value.
This method should be over-ridden by the specialized instances

Parameters:

name - attribute name

value - attribute's value

setType

public void setType(Type type)

Sets the type of the instance

Parameters:

type - Type