oracle.spatial.network.nfe.model.feature

Interface NFEAttributeDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

NFEBasicAttributeDescriptor

public interface NFEAttributeDescriptor

Used to describe an attribute definition of a Feature Layer. Basically, it contains attribute metadata.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
NFEAttributeDescriptor	createCopy() Returns object copy.
NFECatalog	getCatalog() Gets the catalog associated to this attribute (if any)
int	getCategory() Gets the attribute category value
int	getLength() Gets the maximum length the attribute can be if it is a VARCHAR type
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the attribute name
NFEAttributeType	getType() Gets the attribute type identifier
java.lang.Class<?>	getTypeClass() Gets the attribute type as a Java Class
void	setCatalog(NFECatalog catalog) Sets the catalog associated to this attribute
void	setCategory(int category) Sets the attribute category value
void	setLength(int length) Sets the maximum length the attribute can be if it is a VARCHAR type
void	setName(java.lang.String attrName) Sets the attribute name
void	setType(NFEAttributeType type) Sets the attribute type identifier

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Gets the attribute name

Returns:

an attribute name

setName

void setName(java.lang.String attrName)

Sets the attribute name

Parameters:

attrName - an attribute name

getTypeClass

java.lang.Class<?> getTypeClass()

Gets the attribute type as a Java Class

Returns:

the Java type representing the attribute type

getType

NFEAttributeType getType()

Gets the attribute type identifier

Returns:

an attribute type value

setType

void setType(NFEAttributeType type)

Sets the attribute type identifier

Parameters:

type - an attribute type value

getLength

int getLength()

Gets the maximum length the attribute can be if it is a VARCHAR type

Returns:

a string attribute maximum length

setLength

void setLength(int length)

Sets the maximum length the attribute can be if it is a VARCHAR type

Parameters:

length - a string attribute maximum length

getCategory

int getCategory()

Gets the attribute category value

Returns:

an attribute category value

setCategory

void setCategory(int category)

Sets the attribute category value

Parameters:

category - an attribute category value

getCatalog

NFECatalog getCatalog()

Gets the catalog associated to this attribute (if any)

Returns:

An NFECatalog instance or null if the attribute is not associated to a catalog

setCatalog

void setCatalog(NFECatalog catalog)

Sets the catalog associated to this attribute

Parameters:

catalog - a catalog instance

createCopy

NFEAttributeDescriptor createCopy()

Returns object copy.

Returns:

object copy