org.pf.util
Class NamedText

java.lang.Object
  org.pf.util.Association
      org.pf.util.NamedValue
          org.pf.util.NamedText

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable, java.util.Map.Entry

Direct Known Subclasses:

DistinguishedNameElement

public class NamedText
extends NamedValue

An association of a name string and a text value. Both, name and value can never be null!
Access to key and value is provided by

• name()
• name( newName )
• text()
• text( newText )

Version:

1.2

Author:

Manfred Duchrow

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

NamedText(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String text)
Initialize the new instance with the given name and value.

Method Summary

NamedText	copy() Returns a copy of this object
NamedText	copyNamedText() Returns a copy of this object
java.lang.String	text() Returns the text (value) of the association.
void	text(java.lang.String newText) Sets the text (value) of the association.
void	value(java.lang.Object newValue) Sets the value of the association.
void	value(java.lang.String newValue) Sets the value (text) of the association.

Methods inherited from class org.pf.util.NamedValue

compareTo, copyNamedValue, key, key, name, name

Methods inherited from class org.pf.util.Association

copyAssociation, equals, getKey, getValue, hashCode, key, setValue, toString, value

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NamedText

public NamedText(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String text)

Initialize the new instance with the given name and value. Both, name and value must not be null. If any of them is null it will be automatically translated to an empty String ("").

Method Detail

value

public void value(java.lang.Object newValue)

Sets the value of the association. Only strings are allowed.

Overrides:

value in class Association

value

public void value(java.lang.String newValue)

Sets the value (text) of the association.

Parameters:

newValue - The new value (must not be null !)

text

public void text(java.lang.String newText)

Sets the text (value) of the association.

Parameters:

newText - The new text (must not be null !)

text

public java.lang.String text()

Returns the text (value) of the association.

copy

public NamedText copy()

Returns a copy of this object

copyNamedText

public NamedText copyNamedText()

Returns a copy of this object