Package org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.governanceaction.search

Class PropertyValue

java.lang.Object
org.odpi.openmetadata.frameworks.governanceaction.search.PropertyValue
Direct Known Subclasses:
ArrayTypePropertyValue, EnumTypePropertyValue, MapTypePropertyValue, PrimitiveTypePropertyValue, StructTypePropertyValue
public abstract class PropertyValue extends Object
PropertyValue provides a common class for holding an instance type and value.

  • Constructor Details

    • PropertyValue

      protected PropertyValue()
      Default constructor for Jackson

    • PropertyValue

      protected PropertyValue(PropertyValue template)
      Copy/clone constructor initializes the instance property value from the supplied template.
      Parameters:
      template - PropertyValue

  • Method Details

    • cloneFromSubclass

      public abstract PropertyValue cloneFromSubclass()
      Delegate the process of cloning to the subclass.
      Returns:
      subclass of PropertyValue

    • valueAsString

      public abstract String valueAsString()
      Return the string version of the value - used for error logging.
      Returns:
      string value

    • valueAsObject

      public abstract Object valueAsObject()
      Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.
      Returns:
      object value

    • mapValuesAsObject

      protected <K, V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,Object> mapValuesAsObject(Map<K,V> valMap)
      Default method for "valueAsString". Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.
      Type Parameters:
      K - key
      V - value
      Parameters:
      valMap - mapping
      Returns:
      Map object values

    • mapValuesAsString

      protected <K, V extends PropertyValue> Map<K,String> mapValuesAsString(Map<K,V> valMap)
      Default method for "valueAsObject". Return the object version of the value - used for comparisons.
      Type Parameters:
      K - key
      V - value
      Parameters:
      valMap - mapping
      Returns:
      Map string values

    • getTypeName

      public String getTypeName()
      Return the name of the type.
      Returns:
      String type name

    • setTypeName

      public void setTypeName(String typeName)
      Set up the name of the type.
      Parameters:
      typeName - String type name

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Standard toString method.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      JSON style description of variables.

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object objectToCompare)
      Validate that an object is equal depending on their stored values.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      objectToCompare - object
      Returns:
      boolean result

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Return a hash code based on the property values
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      int hash code