org.pf.directory.metadata
Class AttributesMetaData

java.lang.Object
  org.pf.directory.metadata.AttributesMetaData

public class AttributesMetaData
extends java.lang.Object

A container for a collection of AttributeMetaData objects.

Version:

1.0

Author:

M.Duchrow

Constructor Summary

AttributesMetaData()
Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Summary

AttributeMetaData	attributeMetaData(java.lang.String attrName) Returns the meta data for the given attribute name.
AttributeMetaData	getMetaData(java.lang.String attrName) Returns the meta data for the given attribute name.
AttributeMetaData	removeMetaData(java.lang.String attrName) Removes the meta data for the given attribute name.
void	setMetaData(AttributeMetaData metaData) Adds the given meta data or replaces one with the same name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AttributesMetaData

public AttributesMetaData()

Initialize the new instance with default values.

Method Detail

setMetaData

public void setMetaData(AttributeMetaData metaData)

Adds the given meta data or replaces one with the same name.

getMetaData

public AttributeMetaData getMetaData(java.lang.String attrName)

Returns the meta data for the given attribute name.

Parameters:

attrName - The (case-insensitive) name of the attribute

Returns:

The found metadata or null

removeMetaData

public AttributeMetaData removeMetaData(java.lang.String attrName)

Removes the meta data for the given attribute name.

Parameters:

attrName - The (case-insensitive) name of the attribute

Returns:

The removed metadata or null

attributeMetaData

public AttributeMetaData attributeMetaData(java.lang.String attrName)

Returns the meta data for the given attribute name. If it already exists that will be returned otherwise a new meta data object with the given name is created and returned.

Parameters:

attrName - The (case-insensitive) name of the attribute

Returns:

The found metadata for the given attribute name