org.biomage.Measurement
Class Unit

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.biomage.Common.Extendable
      extended by org.biomage.Measurement.Unit
All Implemented Interfaces:
SecuredElementItf, java.io.Serializable, HasPropertySets
Direct Known Subclasses:
ConcentrationUnit, DistanceUnit, MassUnit, OtherUnit, QuantityUnit, TemperatureUnit, TimeUnit, VolumeUnit

public abstract class Unit
extends Extendable
implements java.io.Serializable

The unit is a strict enumeration of types.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biomage.Interface.HasPropertySets
HasPropertySets.PropertySets_list
 
Field Summary
protected  java.lang.String ojbConcreteClass
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.biomage.Common.Extendable
editable, id, securedElementId
 
Constructor Summary
Unit()
          Default constructor.
Unit(org.xml.sax.Attributes atts)
          Attribute constructor.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String getModelClassName()
           
 java.lang.String getUnitName()
          Get method for unitName
 void setUnitName(java.lang.String unitName)
          Set method for unitName
 void writeAssociations(java.io.Writer out)
          writeAssociations This method is responsible for assembling the association data into XML.
 void writeAttributes(java.io.Writer out)
          writeAttributes This method is responsible for assembling the attribute data into XML.
 void writeMAGEML(java.io.Writer out)
          writeMAGEML This method is responsible for assembling the attribute and association data into XML.
 
Methods inherited from class org.biomage.Common.Extendable
addToPropertySets, addToPropertySets, equals, getFromPropertySets, getId, getIsEditable, getPropertySets, getSecuredElementId, isEditable, removeElementAtFromPropertySets, removeFromPropertySets, setAttributes, setId, setIsEditable, setPropertySets, setSecuredElementId, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

ojbConcreteClass

protected java.lang.String ojbConcreteClass
Constructor Detail

Unit

public Unit()
Default constructor.


Unit

public Unit(org.xml.sax.Attributes atts)
Attribute constructor. Looks up the attributes in the parameter and casts them from strings appropriately

Parameters:
atts: - the attribute list.
Method Detail

writeMAGEML

public void writeMAGEML(java.io.Writer out)
                 throws java.io.IOException
writeMAGEML This method is responsible for assembling the attribute and association data into XML. It creates the object tag and then calls the writeAttributes and writeAssociation methods.

Overrides:
writeMAGEML in class Extendable
Throws:
java.io.IOException

writeAttributes

public void writeAttributes(java.io.Writer out)
                     throws java.io.IOException
writeAttributes This method is responsible for assembling the attribute data into XML. It calls the super method to write out all attributes of this class and it's ancestors.

Overrides:
writeAttributes in class Extendable
Throws:
java.io.IOException

writeAssociations

public void writeAssociations(java.io.Writer out)
                       throws java.io.IOException
writeAssociations This method is responsible for assembling the association data into XML. It calls the super method to write out all associations of this class's ancestors.

Overrides:
writeAssociations in class Extendable
Throws:
java.io.IOException

setUnitName

public void setUnitName(java.lang.String unitName)
Set method for unitName

Parameters:
value - to set

getUnitName

public java.lang.String getUnitName()
Get method for unitName

Returns:
value of the attribute

getModelClassName

public java.lang.String getModelClassName()
Overrides:
getModelClassName in class Extendable