DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor

java.lang.Object
- org.gvsig.fmap.dal.feature.impl.DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, FeatureAttributeDescriptor, DynField, DynField_LabelAttribute, DynField_v2, Persistent

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultEditableFeatureAttributeDescriptor
```
public class DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor
extends Object
implements FeatureAttributeDescriptor, Persistent, DynField_v2, DynField_LabelAttribute
```

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynField_v2
  DynField_v2.AvailableValuesProvider

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected Map`	`additionalInfo`
`protected boolean`	`allowIndexDuplicateds`
`protected boolean`	`allowNull`
`protected DynObjectValueItem[]`	`availableValues`
`protected DataType`	`dataType`
`protected DateFormat`	`dateFormat`
`protected Object`	`defaultValue`
`protected String`	`description`
`protected Evaluator`	`evaluator`
`protected FeatureAttributeEmulator`	`featureAttributeEmulator`
`protected FeatureAttributeGetter`	`featureAttributeGetter`
`protected int`	`geometrySubType`
`protected int`	`geometryType`
`protected GeometryType`	`geomType`
`protected String`	`groupName`
`protected boolean`	`hidden`
`protected int`	`index`
`protected boolean`	`indexed`
`protected boolean`	`isAutomatic`
`protected boolean`	`isIndexAscending`
`protected boolean`	`isTime`
`protected String`	`label`
`protected int`	`maximumOccurrences`
`protected Object`	`maxValue`
`protected int`	`minimumOccurrences`
`protected Object`	`minValue`
`protected String`	`name`
`protected Class`	`objectClass`
`protected int`	`order`
`protected int`	`precision`
`protected boolean`	`primaryKey`
`protected boolean`	`readOnly`
`protected int`	`size`
`protected IProjection`	`SRS`
`protected Tags`	`tags`

Fields inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynField
ANY, CHOICE, RANGE, RELATION_TYPE_AGGREGATE, RELATION_TYPE_COLLABORATION, RELATION_TYPE_COMPOSITION, RELATION_TYPE_IDENTITY, RELATION_TYPE_NONE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor()

protected DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor(DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor other)

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor()`
`protected`	`DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor(DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor other)`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`allowIndexDuplicateds()`
`boolean`	`allowNull()` Indicates whether this attribute accepts null values.
`Object`	`clone()` Creates a copy of the object.
`Object`	`coerce(Object value)` Force the type of value to the type of the field.
`void`	`copyFrom(DynField other1)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Object`	`getAdditionalInfo(String infoName)` Returns additional information of the attribute
`DynObjectValueItem[]`	`getAvailableValues()` Return the available values for this field.
`DynObjectValueItem[]`	`getAvailableValues(DynObject self)`
`DynMethod`	`getAvailableValuesMethod()`
`Object`	`getCalculatedValue(DynObject self)`
`DynMethod`	`getCalculateMethod()`
`String`	`getClassNameOfItems()` When is a Container of objects field returns the name of class of the elements, otherwise returns null
`String`	`getClassNameOfValue()` When is a Object field returns the name of object's class, otherwise returns null
`Class`	`getClassOfItems()` If the field is a container (List, Map or Set) return the java class of its items.
`Class`	`getClassOfValue()` Return the java class of the value of the field.
`FeatureAttributeDescriptor`	`getCopy()` Returns a clone of this attribute descriptor
`DataType`	`getDataType()`
`String`	`getDataTypeName()` Returns the name of this attribute's data type.
`DateFormat`	`getDateFormat()` If this attribute is of type Date, then this method returns the date format set by the data store.
`Object`	`getDefaultValue()` Return the default value used in creation of new objects with this field.
`String`	`getDescription()` Return the descripcion associated to this field.
`DynStruct`	`getDynClassOfItems()` When is a Container of DynObjects field returns the DynStruct of the elements, otherwise returns null
`DynStruct`	`getDynClassOfValue()` When is a DynObject field returns the DynStruct of the DynObject, otherwise returns null
`DynField`	`getElementsType()` When a field is of type container, this method return a DynClass that define the type of elements.
`Evaluator`	`getEvaluator()` Returns an evaluator that will be used to calculate the value of this attribute
`FeatureAttributeEmulator`	`getFeatureAttributeEmulator()` Gets the attribute emulator associatted `FeatureAttributeEmulator` to this attribute.
`FeatureAttributeGetter`	`getFeatureAttributeGetter()` Gets if the attribute has a `FeatureAttributeGetter`.
`int`	`getGeometrySubType()` If this attribute is a `Geometry`, this method returns the specific geometry subtype, as defined in `Geometry.SUBTYPES`.
`int`	`getGeometryType()` If this attribute is a `Geometry`, this method returns the specific geometry type, as defined in `Geometry.TYPES`.
`GeometryType`	`getGeomType()` Returns the `GeometryType` of the attribute if it is a geometry.
`String`	`getGroup()` Return a string that identify a group for this field.
`int`	`getIndex()` Returns this attribute relative position within the `Feature`.
`String`	`getLabel()`
`int`	`getMaximumOccurrences()` Returns the maximum number of occurrences of this attribute on a given feature.
`Object`	`getMaxValue()`
`int`	`getMinimumOccurrences()` Returns the minimum number of occurrences of this attribute on a given feature.
`Object`	`getMinValue()`
`String`	`getName()` Return the name of the field.
`Class`	`getObjectClass()` For attributes of type `DataTypes.OBJECT`, this returns the Java `Class` object that class or interface that all values of this attribute can be cast to.
`int`	`getOder()` Return the ordinal that identify the order of this field in the `DynObject`.
`int`	`getPrecision()` For attributes of type `DataTypes.DOUBLE` and `DataTypes.FLOAT` , this returns the maximum number of places after the decimal point.
`int`	`getRelationType()`
`int`	`getSize()` Returns a number that indicates the size of this attribute.
`IProjection`	`getSRS()` If this attribute is a `Geometry`, this method returns its Spatial Reference System.
`String`	`getSubtype()` Return the subtype associated to this field.
`Tags`	`getTags()`
`int`	`getTheTypeOfAvailableValues()`
`int`	`getType()` Return the type used in this field.
`int`	`getTypeOfItems()` When is a Container field returns the type of the elements, otherwise returns INVALID
`boolean`	`getValidateElements()`
`boolean`	`isAutomatic()` Returns if value is created automatically by the source
`boolean`	`isAvailableValuesCalculated()`
`boolean`	`isCalculated()`
`boolean`	`isContainer()` Return true if the value of this field is a container.
`boolean`	`isHidden()` Inform if this field can be visible or not for the user.
`boolean`	`isIndexAscending()`
`boolean`	`isIndexed()` Return true if the attribute has and index in the table.
`boolean`	`isMandatory()` Return true if this field is mandatory.
`boolean`	`isPersistent()` Returns if the field is persistent or volatile.
`boolean`	`isPrimaryKey()` Returns `true` if this attribute forms all or part of the unique identifying value for the feature it is contained by.
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()` Returns if the field is readOnly or not.
`boolean`	`isTime()` Gets if the attribute is a temporal attribute.
`void`	`loadFromState(PersistentState state)` Set the state of the object from the state passed as parameter.
`void`	`saveToState(PersistentState state)` Saves the internal state of the object on the provided PersistentState object.
`DynField`	`setAvailableValues(DynMethod availableValuesMethod)`
`DynField`	`setAvailableValues(DynObjectValueItem[] values)`
`DynField`	`setAvailableValues(List values)`
`DynField`	`setCalculateMethod(DynMethod method)`
`DynField`	`setClassOfItems(Class theClass)` If field type is List, Set or Map, this class is the class of items.
`DynField`	`setClassOfItems(DynStruct dynStrct)`
`DynField`	`setClassOfItems(String theClassNameOfValue)`
`DynField`	`setClassOfValue(Class theClass)` Sets the class used for the values of the field.
`DynField`	`setClassOfValue(DynStruct dynStrct)`
`DynField`	`setClassOfValue(String theClassNameOfValue)`
`void`	`setConstantValue(boolean isConstantValue)`
`DynField`	`setDefaultDynValue(Object defaultValue)`
`DynField`	`setDefaultFieldValue(Object defaultValue)` Set the default value used for this field when a new object with this field is created.
`DynField`	`setDescription(String description)` Sets the description asociated to this field.
`DynField`	`setElementsType(DynStruct type)` Set the type of items when the field is a container.
`DynField`	`setElementsType(int type)` Set the type of items when the field is a container.
`void`	`setFeatureAttributeGetter(FeatureAttributeGetter featureAttributeTransform)` Sets the `FeatureAttributeGetter` that is used to update the presentation of a field.
`DynField`	`setGroup(String groupName)`
`DynField`	`setHidden(boolean hidden)`
`protected FeatureAttributeDescriptor`	`setIndex(int index)`
`DynField`	`setLabel(String label)`
`DynField`	`setMandatory(boolean mandatory)`
`DynField`	`setMaxValue(Object maxValue)`
`DynField`	`setMinValue(Object minValue)`
`DynField`	`setOrder(int order)`
`DynField`	`setPersistent(boolean persistent)` Sets if the field must be persisted or not.
`DynField`	`setReadOnly(boolean arg0)` Sets if the field is readOnly or not.
`DynField`	`setRelationType(int relationType)`
`DynField`	`setSubtype(String subtype)` Strings used as subtype for this field.
`DynField`	`setTheTypeOfAvailableValues(int type)`
`DynField`	`setType(DataType type)`
`DynField`	`setType(int type)` Sets the type of the field.
`DynField`	`setTypeOfItems(int type)`
`DynField`	`setValidateElements(boolean validate)`
`void`	`validate(Object value)` Validate that the value match the properties of the field.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - allowNull
```
protected boolean allowNull
```
  - dataType
```
protected DataType dataType
```
  - dateFormat
```
protected DateFormat dateFormat
```
  - defaultValue
```
protected Object defaultValue
```
  - index
```
protected int index
```
  - maximumOccurrences
```
protected int maximumOccurrences
```
  - minimumOccurrences
```
protected int minimumOccurrences
```
  - size
```
protected int size
```
  - name
```
protected String name
```
  - objectClass
```
protected Class objectClass
```
  - precision
```
protected int precision
```
  - evaluator
```
protected Evaluator evaluator
```
  - primaryKey
```
protected boolean primaryKey
```
  - readOnly
```
protected boolean readOnly
```
  - SRS
```
protected IProjection SRS
```
  - geomType
```
protected GeometryType geomType
```
  - geometryType
```
protected int geometryType
```
  - geometrySubType
```
protected int geometrySubType
```
  - additionalInfo
```
protected Map additionalInfo
```
  - isAutomatic
```
protected boolean isAutomatic
```
  - isTime
```
protected boolean isTime
```
  - featureAttributeGetter
```
protected FeatureAttributeGetter featureAttributeGetter
```
  - featureAttributeEmulator
```
protected FeatureAttributeEmulator featureAttributeEmulator
```
  - indexed
```
protected boolean indexed
```
  - isIndexAscending
```
protected boolean isIndexAscending
```
  - allowIndexDuplicateds
```
protected boolean allowIndexDuplicateds
```
  - availableValues
```
protected DynObjectValueItem[] availableValues
```
  - description
```
protected String description
```
  - minValue
```
protected Object minValue
```
  - maxValue
```
protected Object maxValue
```
  - label
```
protected String label
```
  - order
```
protected int order
```
  - hidden
```
protected boolean hidden
```
  - groupName
```
protected String groupName
```
  - tags
```
protected Tags tags
```
- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor
```
protected DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor()
```
  - DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor
```
protected DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor(DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor other)
```
- Method Detail
  - copyFrom
```
public void copyFrom(DynField other1)
```
    Specified by:
    
    copyFrom in interface DynField_v2
  - getDataTypeName
```
public String getDataTypeName()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns the name of this attribute's data type.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDataTypeName in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    a string containing the name of this attribute's data type.
  - getCopy
```
public FeatureAttributeDescriptor getCopy()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns a clone of this attribute descriptor
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCopy in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    FeatureAttributeDescriptor A new copy of this
  - clone
```
public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException
```
    Description copied from interface: Cloneable
    
    Creates a copy of the object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class Object
    
    Returns:
    a copy of the object
    
    Throws:
    
    CloneNotSupportedException - if the instance of the object cannot be cloned. As this is extending Cloneable so its sure it implements it, so this exception may be used for problems on specific object instances.
    See Also:
    Object#clone()}.
  - allowNull
```
public boolean allowNull()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Indicates whether this attribute accepts null values.
    
    Specified by:
    
    allowNull in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    true if this attribute can be null, false if not.
  - getDataType
```
public DataType getDataType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDataType in interface DynField
  - getDateFormat
```
public DateFormat getDateFormat()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    If this attribute is of type Date, then this method returns the date format set by the data store.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDateFormat in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    a date format
  - getDefaultValue
```
public Object getDefaultValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the default value used in creation of new objects with this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDefaultValue in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    defaulr value to use for this field.
  - getEvaluator
```
public Evaluator getEvaluator()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns an evaluator that will be used to calculate the value of this attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getEvaluator in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - getGeometryType
```
public int getGeometryType()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    If this attribute is a Geometry, this method returns the specific geometry type, as defined in Geometry.TYPES.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getGeometryType in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    One of Geometry.TYPES
  - getGeometrySubType
```
public int getGeometrySubType()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    If this attribute is a Geometry, this method returns the specific geometry subtype, as defined in Geometry.SUBTYPES.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getGeometrySubType in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    One of Geometry.SUBTYPES
  - getGeomType
```
public GeometryType getGeomType()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns the GeometryType of the attribute if it is a geometry.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getGeomType in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    the geometry type
  - getIndex
```
public int getIndex()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns this attribute relative position within the Feature.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getIndex in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    an index
  - setIndex
```
protected FeatureAttributeDescriptor setIndex(int index)
```
  - getMaximumOccurrences
```
public int getMaximumOccurrences()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns the maximum number of occurrences of this attribute on a given feature. The vast majority of data sources and data consumers will only function with this value being one. A value of Integer.MAX_VALUE indicates that the maximum number of occurrences is unbounded.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getMaximumOccurrences in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - getMinimumOccurrences
```
public int getMinimumOccurrences()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns the minimum number of occurrences of this attribute on a given feature. The vast majority of data sources and data consumers will only function with this value being zero or one. If the minimum number of occurrences is zero, this is equivalent, in SQL terms, to the attribute being nillable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getMinimumOccurrences in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the name of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    name of the field
  - getObjectClass
```
public Class getObjectClass()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    For attributes of type DataTypes.OBJECT, this returns the Java Class object that class or interface that all values of this attribute can be cast to.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getObjectClass in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - getPrecision
```
public int getPrecision()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    For attributes of type DataTypes.DOUBLE and DataTypes.FLOAT , this returns the maximum number of places after the decimal point. For other types, this must always return zero.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPrecision in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - getSRS
```
public IProjection getSRS()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    If this attribute is a Geometry, this method returns its Spatial Reference System.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSRS in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    the SRS if this attribute is a Geometry, otherwise this method returns null.
  - getSize
```
public int getSize()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns a number that indicates the size of this attribute. See the documentation for the various constants of DataTypes for how to interpret this value. As an example, when the data type is DataTypes.STRING, this value indicates the maximum length of the string.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSize in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    an int indicating the size of the attribute.
  - isPrimaryKey
```
public boolean isPrimaryKey()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns true if this attribute forms all or part of the unique identifying value for the feature it is contained by. The primary key attributes uniquely identify this feature from other features of the same type. This is different from the Feature.getReference(), which must uniquely identify the Feature among all feature types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPrimaryKey in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - isReadOnly
```
public boolean isReadOnly()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Returns if the field is readOnly or not. The meaning of being readOnly allows to know if the user input to any graphic component associated to this field should be allowed or not.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isReadOnly in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    if the graphic component associated to this field should be readOnly or not
  - getAdditionalInfo
```
public Object getAdditionalInfo(String infoName)
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns additional information of the attribute
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAdditionalInfo in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    info
  - isAutomatic
```
public boolean isAutomatic()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns if value is created automatically by the source
    
    Specified by:
    
    isAutomatic in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - loadFromState
```
public void loadFromState(PersistentState state)
                   throws PersistenceException
```
    Description copied from interface: Persistent
    
    Set the state of the object from the state passed as parameter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    loadFromState in interface Persistent
    
    Throws:
    
    PersistenceException
  - saveToState
```
public void saveToState(PersistentState state)
                 throws PersistenceException
```
    Description copied from interface: Persistent
    
    Saves the internal state of the object on the provided PersistentState object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    saveToState in interface Persistent
    
    Throws:
    
    PersistenceException
  - getTags
```
public Tags getTags()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getTags in interface DynField_v2
  - getAvailableValues
```
public DynObjectValueItem[] getAvailableValues()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the available values for this field. When assign a value to the field, this value need that exists in this list.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAvailableValues in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    an array of the available values for the field.
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the descripcion associated to this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescription in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    the description of the field.
  - getMaxValue
```
public Object getMaxValue()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getMaxValue in interface DynField
  - getMinValue
```
public Object getMinValue()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getMinValue in interface DynField
  - getTheTypeOfAvailableValues
```
public int getTheTypeOfAvailableValues()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getTheTypeOfAvailableValues in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
  - getType
```
public int getType()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the type used in this field. The values of type is the same of DataTypes
    
    Specified by:
    
    getType in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
  - isMandatory
```
public boolean isMandatory()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return true if this field is mandatory.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isMandatory in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
  - isPersistent
```
public boolean isPersistent()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Returns if the field is persistent or volatile. The meaning of being persistent depends on how is persisted, but any persistence mechanism must avoid persisting this field value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPersistent in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    if the field is to be persisted or not
  - setAvailableValues
```
public DynField setAvailableValues(DynObjectValueItem[] values)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setAvailableValues in interface DynField
  - setDescription
```
public DynField setDescription(String description)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Sets the description asociated to this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setDescription in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
  - setMandatory
```
public DynField setMandatory(boolean mandatory)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setMandatory in interface DynField
  - setMaxValue
```
public DynField setMaxValue(Object maxValue)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setMaxValue in interface DynField
  - setMinValue
```
public DynField setMinValue(Object minValue)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setMinValue in interface DynField
  - setPersistent
```
public DynField setPersistent(boolean persistent)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Sets if the field must be persisted or not.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setPersistent in interface DynField
    
    Parameters:
    persistent - if the field must be persisted or not
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
    See Also:
    DynField.isPersistent()
  - setTheTypeOfAvailableValues
```
public DynField setTheTypeOfAvailableValues(int type)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setTheTypeOfAvailableValues in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
  - setType
```
public DynField setType(int type)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Sets the type of the field. The values used are the specified in DataTypes. This method assign the default values of the type for "ClassOfValue" and "subType".
    
    Specified by:
    
    setType in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
  - setDefaultDynValue
```
public DynField setDefaultDynValue(Object defaultValue)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setDefaultDynValue in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
  - getClassOfValue
```
public Class getClassOfValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the java class of the value of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassOfValue in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    the class of the value
  - getElementsType
```
public DynField getElementsType()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    When a field is of type container, this method return a DynClass that define the type of elements. When the type is DYNOBJECT return the DynClass associated to this. Return null if the type not is a container.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getElementsType in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    DynField that define the type of elements.
  - setClassOfValue
```
public DynField setClassOfValue(Class theClass)
                         throws DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Sets the class used for the values of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfValue in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
    
    Throws:
    
    DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
  - setElementsType
```
public DynField setElementsType(DynStruct type)
                         throws DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Set the type of items when the field is a container. Metodo de utilidad que establece el typo de DYNOBJECT y methe como subtipo el DynStruct pasado como parametro.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setElementsType in interface DynField
    
    Parameters:
    type - de los elementos
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
    
    Throws:
    
    DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
  - setElementsType
```
public DynField setElementsType(int type)
                         throws DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Set the type of items when the field is a container. El tipo de los elementos de un container esta definido mediante un DynField, que crea con el tipo pasado por parametro y lo devuelve este metodo.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setElementsType in interface DynField
    
    Parameters:
    type - de los elementos
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
    
    Throws:
    
    DynFieldIsNotAContainerException
  - setSubtype
```
public DynField setSubtype(String subtype)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Strings used as subtype for this field. This value is used by the client of the object. When the field is a #DataTypes.DYNOBJECT, the subtype is the fullname of the DynStruct.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setSubtype in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
  - validate
```
public void validate(Object value)
              throws DynFieldValidateException
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Validate that the value match the properties of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    validate in interface DynField
    
    Throws:
    
    DynFieldValidateException
  - getSubtype
```
public String getSubtype()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the subtype associated to this field. The subtype is a string used for the cliente of the field. When the field is of type #DataTypes.DYNOBJECT, the subtype are the fullname of the DynClass.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSubtype in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    the subtype of the field.
  - coerce
```
public Object coerce(Object value)
              throws CoercionException
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Force the type of value to the type of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    coerce in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    new value
    
    Throws:
    
    CoercionException
  - setAvailableValues
```
public DynField setAvailableValues(List values)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setAvailableValues in interface DynField
  - getGroup
```
public String getGroup()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return a string that identify a group for this field. The groups are defined by the client of the field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getGroup in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    the group of the field
  - getOder
```
public int getOder()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return the ordinal that identify the order of this field in the DynObject.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOder in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    the order of field in the DynObject
  - getLabel
```
public String getLabel()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getLabel in interface DynField_LabelAttribute
  - setLabel
```
public DynField setLabel(String label)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setLabel in interface DynField_LabelAttribute
  - setGroup
```
public DynField setGroup(String groupName)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setGroup in interface DynField
  - setOrder
```
public DynField setOrder(int order)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setOrder in interface DynField
  - setHidden
```
public DynField setHidden(boolean hidden)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setHidden in interface DynField
  - isHidden
```
public boolean isHidden()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Inform if this field can be visible or not for the user. This value don't affect the access through the API.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isHidden in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    true if the field is hidden for the user.
  - setReadOnly
```
public DynField setReadOnly(boolean arg0)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Sets if the field is readOnly or not. The meaning of being readOnly allows to know if the user input to any graphic component associated to this field should be allowed or not.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setReadOnly in interface DynField
    
    Parameters:
    arg0 - if the graphic component associated to this field should be readOnly or not
    
    Returns:
    DynField that define the type of elements.
  - isContainer
```
public boolean isContainer()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Return true if the value of this field is a container. This method uses the same criteria of the DataType
    
    Specified by:
    
    isContainer in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    true if the field type is a container
  - getClassOfItems
```
public Class getClassOfItems()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    If the field is a container (List, Map or Set) return the java class of its items.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassOfItems in interface DynField
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassOfItems in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
    the class of the items
  - setDefaultFieldValue
```
public DynField setDefaultFieldValue(Object defaultValue)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    Set the default value used for this field when a new object with this field is created.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setDefaultFieldValue in interface DynField
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
  - setClassOfItems
```
public DynField setClassOfItems(Class theClass)
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField
    
    If field type is List, Set or Map, this class is the class of items.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfItems in interface DynField
    
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfItems in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
    this same DynField object
  - setType
```
public DynField setType(DataType type)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setType in interface DynField
  - isTime
```
public boolean isTime()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Gets if the attribute is a temporal attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isTime in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    true if is a temporal attribute
  - getFeatureAttributeGetter
```
public FeatureAttributeGetter getFeatureAttributeGetter()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Gets if the attribute has a FeatureAttributeGetter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFeatureAttributeGetter in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    a FeatureAttributeGetter or null.
  - setFeatureAttributeGetter
```
public void setFeatureAttributeGetter(FeatureAttributeGetter featureAttributeTransform)
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Sets the FeatureAttributeGetter that is used to update the presentation of a field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setFeatureAttributeGetter in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Parameters:
    featureAttributeTransform - the FeatureAttributeGetter to set.
  - getFeatureAttributeEmulator
```
public FeatureAttributeEmulator getFeatureAttributeEmulator()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Gets the attribute emulator associatted FeatureAttributeEmulator to this attribute.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getFeatureAttributeEmulator in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    a FeatureAttributeEmulator or null.
  - isIndexed
```
public boolean isIndexed()
```
    Description copied from interface: FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Return true if the attribute has and index in the table.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isIndexed in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
    
    Returns:
    true if indexed.
  - allowIndexDuplicateds
```
public boolean allowIndexDuplicateds()
```
    Specified by:
    
    allowIndexDuplicateds in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - isIndexAscending
```
public boolean isIndexAscending()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isIndexAscending in interface FeatureAttributeDescriptor
  - setClassOfValue
```
public DynField setClassOfValue(DynStruct dynStrct)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfValue in interface DynField_v2
  - setClassOfValue
```
public DynField setClassOfValue(String theClassNameOfValue)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfValue in interface DynField_v2
  - getClassNameOfValue
```
public String getClassNameOfValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField_v2
    
    When is a Object field returns the name of object's class, otherwise returns null
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassNameOfValue in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
  - getDynClassOfValue
```
public DynStruct getDynClassOfValue()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField_v2
    
    When is a DynObject field returns the DynStruct of the DynObject, otherwise returns null
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDynClassOfValue in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
  - setTypeOfItems
```
public DynField setTypeOfItems(int type)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setTypeOfItems in interface DynField_v2
  - getTypeOfItems
```
public int getTypeOfItems()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField_v2
    
    When is a Container field returns the type of the elements, otherwise returns INVALID
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTypeOfItems in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
  - setClassOfItems
```
public DynField setClassOfItems(DynStruct dynStrct)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfItems in interface DynField_v2
  - setClassOfItems
```
public DynField setClassOfItems(String theClassNameOfValue)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setClassOfItems in interface DynField_v2
  - getClassNameOfItems
```
public String getClassNameOfItems()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField_v2
    
    When is a Container of objects field returns the name of class of the elements, otherwise returns null
    
    Specified by:
    
    getClassNameOfItems in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
  - getDynClassOfItems
```
public DynStruct getDynClassOfItems()
```
    Description copied from interface: DynField_v2
    
    When is a Container of DynObjects field returns the DynStruct of the elements, otherwise returns null
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDynClassOfItems in interface DynField_v2
    
    Returns:
  - setRelationType
```
public DynField setRelationType(int relationType)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setRelationType in interface DynField_v2
  - getRelationType
```
public int getRelationType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getRelationType in interface DynField_v2
  - setAvailableValues
```
public DynField setAvailableValues(DynMethod availableValuesMethod)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setAvailableValues in interface DynField_v2
  - getAvailableValues
```
public DynObjectValueItem[] getAvailableValues(DynObject self)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAvailableValues in interface DynField_v2
  - getAvailableValuesMethod
```
public DynMethod getAvailableValuesMethod()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAvailableValuesMethod in interface DynField_v2
  - isAvailableValuesCalculated
```
public boolean isAvailableValuesCalculated()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isAvailableValuesCalculated in interface DynField_v2
  - getCalculateMethod
```
public DynMethod getCalculateMethod()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getCalculateMethod in interface DynField_v2
  - setCalculateMethod
```
public DynField setCalculateMethod(DynMethod method)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setCalculateMethod in interface DynField_v2
  - isCalculated
```
public boolean isCalculated()
```
    Specified by:
    
    isCalculated in interface DynField_v2
  - getCalculatedValue
```
public Object getCalculatedValue(DynObject self)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getCalculatedValue in interface DynField_v2
  - setValidateElements
```
public DynField setValidateElements(boolean validate)
```
    Specified by:
    
    setValidateElements in interface DynField_v2
  - getValidateElements
```
public boolean getValidateElements()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getValidateElements in interface DynField_v2
  - setConstantValue
```
public void setConstantValue(boolean isConstantValue)
```

Class DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynField_v2

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.gvsig.tools.dynobject.DynField

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

allowNull

dataType

dateFormat

defaultValue

index

maximumOccurrences

minimumOccurrences

size

name

objectClass

precision

evaluator

primaryKey

readOnly

SRS

geomType

geometryType

geometrySubType

additionalInfo

isAutomatic

isTime

featureAttributeGetter

featureAttributeEmulator

indexed

isIndexAscending

allowIndexDuplicateds

availableValues

description

minValue

maxValue

label

order

hidden

groupName

tags

Constructor Detail

DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor

DefaultFeatureAttributeDescriptor

Method Detail

copyFrom

getDataTypeName

getCopy

clone

allowNull

getDataType

getDateFormat

getDefaultValue

getEvaluator

getGeometryType

getGeometrySubType

getGeomType

getIndex

setIndex

getMaximumOccurrences

getMinimumOccurrences

getName

getObjectClass

getPrecision

getSRS

getSize

isPrimaryKey

isReadOnly

getAdditionalInfo

isAutomatic

equals

loadFromState

saveToState

getTags

getAvailableValues

getDescription

getMaxValue