com.bbn.openmap.util
Interface Attributable

All Known Implementing Classes:

OMEvent

public interface Attributable

An object that has attributes.

Author:

dietrick

Method Summary

void	clearAttributes() Tells the object to clear all of its attributes.
java.lang.Object	getAttribute(java.lang.Object key) Get the attribute stored under a key.
java.util.Map<?,?>	getAttributes() Convenience method to allow super class methods access to an attribute table if they are acting as a wrapper.
void	putAttribute(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Put an attribute in the object, the value can be retrieved later via the key.
void	setAttributes(java.util.Map<?,?> map) Convenience method to allow super class methods access to an attribute table if they are acting as a wrapper.

Method Detail

putAttribute

void putAttribute(java.lang.Object key,
                  java.lang.Object value)

Put an attribute in the object, the value can be retrieved later via the key.

Parameters:

key - attribute key

value - attribute value

getAttribute

java.lang.Object getAttribute(java.lang.Object key)

Get the attribute stored under a key.

Parameters:

key - attribute key

Returns:

value if found, null if not.

clearAttributes

void clearAttributes()

Tells the object to clear all of its attributes.

getAttributes

java.util.Map<?,?> getAttributes()

Convenience method to allow super class methods access to an attribute table if they are acting as a wrapper.

Returns:

Map of all attributes

setAttributes

void setAttributes(java.util.Map<?,?> map)

Convenience method to allow super class methods access to an attribute table if they are acting as a wrapper.

Parameters:

map - Map of all attributes