Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.beans

Class ElementBase

java.lang.Object
org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.beans.PropertyBase
org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.connectors.properties.beans.ElementBase
Direct Known Subclasses:
Referenceable
public class ElementBase extends PropertyBase
ElementBase provides the common identifier and type information for all properties objects that link off of the asset and have a guid associated with them. This typically means it is represented by an entity in the metadata repository.

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • ElementBase

      public ElementBase()
      Default constructor used by subclasses

    • ElementBase

      public ElementBase(ElementBase template)
      Copy/clone constructor.
      Parameters:
      template - element to copy

  • Method Details

    • getGUID

      public String getGUID()
      Return the unique id for the properties object. Null means no guid is assigned.
      Returns:
      String unique id

    • setGUID

      public void setGUID(String guid)
      Set up the guid for the element.
      Parameters:
      guid - String unique identifier

    • getExtendedProperties

      public Map<String,Object> getExtendedProperties()
      Return the properties that have been defined for a subtype of this object that are not supported explicitly by this bean.
      Returns:
      property map

    • setExtendedProperties

      public void setExtendedProperties(Map<String,Object> extendedProperties)
      Set up the properties that have been defined for a subtype of this object that are not supported explicitly by this bean.
      Parameters:
      extendedProperties - property map

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Standard toString method.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      print out of variables in a JSON-style

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object objectToCompare)
      Compare the values of the supplied object with those stored in the current object.
      Overrides:
      equals in class PropertyBase
      Parameters:
      objectToCompare - supplied object
      Returns:
      boolean result of comparison

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Create a hash code for this element type.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class PropertyBase
      Returns:
      int hash code