org.apache.ivy.util.extendable

Interface ExtendableItem

public interface ExtendableItem

Method Summary
StringgetAttribute(String attName)
Gets the value of an attribute Can be used to access the value of a standard attribute (like organisation, revision) or of an extra attribute.
MapgetAttributes()
Returns a Map of all attributes of this extendable item, including standard and extra ones.
StringgetExtraAttribute(String attName)
Gets the value of an extra attribute Can be used only to access the value of an extra attribute, not a standard one (like organisation, revision)
MapgetExtraAttributes()
Returns a Map of all extra attributes of this extendable item.
MapgetQualifiedExtraAttributes()
Returns a Map of all extra attributes of this extendable item.

Method Detail

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String attName)
Gets the value of an attribute Can be used to access the value of a standard attribute (like organisation, revision) or of an extra attribute.

Parameters: attName the name of the attribute to get

Returns: the value of the attribute, null if the attribute doesn't exist

getAttributes

public Map getAttributes()
Returns a Map of all attributes of this extendable item, including standard and extra ones. The Map keys are attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too). Extra attributes are included in unqualified form only.

Returns: A Map instance containing all the attributes and their values.

getExtraAttribute

public String getExtraAttribute(String attName)
Gets the value of an extra attribute Can be used only to access the value of an extra attribute, not a standard one (like organisation, revision)

Parameters: attName the name of the extra attribute to get. This name can be either qualified or unqualified.

Returns: the value of the attribute, null if the attribute doesn't exist

getExtraAttributes

public Map getExtraAttributes()
Returns a Map of all extra attributes of this extendable item. The Map keys are unqualified attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too)

Returns: A Map instance containing all the extra attributes and their values.

See Also: getQualifiedExtraAttributes

getQualifiedExtraAttributes

public Map getQualifiedExtraAttributes()
Returns a Map of all extra attributes of this extendable item.

The Map keys are qualified attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too).

An attribute name is qualified with a namespace exactly the same way xml attributes are qualified. Thus qualified attribute names are of the form prefix:name

Returns: A Map instance containing all the extra attributes and their values.

See Also: getExtraAttributes