org.biomage.Protocol
Class ParameterValue

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.biomage.Common.Extendable
      extended by org.biomage.Protocol.ParameterValue
All Implemented Interfaces:
SecuredElementItf, java.io.Serializable, HasParameterType, HasPropertySets

public class ParameterValue
extends Extendable
implements java.io.Serializable, HasParameterType

The value of a Parameter.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biomage.Interface.HasPropertySets
HasPropertySets.PropertySets_list
 
Field Summary
protected  Parameter parameterType
          The parameter this value is for.
 
Fields inherited from class org.biomage.Common.Extendable
editable, id, securedElementId
 
Constructor Summary
ParameterValue()
          Default constructor.
ParameterValue(org.xml.sax.Attributes atts)
          Attribute constructor.
 
Method Summary
 boolean emptyMAGEobject()
           
 java.lang.String getModelClassName()
           
 Parameter getParameterType()
          Get method for parameterType
 java.lang.Object getValue()
          Get method for value
 void setParameterType(Parameter parameterType)
          Set method for parameterType
 void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
          Set method for value
 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

parameterType

protected Parameter parameterType
The parameter this value is for.

Constructor Detail

ParameterValue

public ParameterValue()
Default constructor.


ParameterValue

public ParameterValue(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

emptyMAGEobject

public boolean emptyMAGEobject()

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

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)
Set method for value

Parameters:
value - to set

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()
Get method for value

Returns:
value of the attribute

getModelClassName

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

setParameterType

public void setParameterType(Parameter parameterType)
Set method for parameterType

Specified by:
setParameterType in interface HasParameterType
Parameters:
value - to set

getParameterType

public Parameter getParameterType()
Get method for parameterType

Specified by:
getParameterType in interface HasParameterType
Returns:
value of the attribute