com.reqdesign.reqif

Class AttributeValue

java.lang.Object

com.reqdesign.reqif.AttributeValue

Direct Known Subclasses:

AttributeValueBoolean, AttributeValueDate, AttributeValueEnumeration, AttributeValueInteger, AttributeValueReal, AttributeValueString, AttributeValueXHTML

public abstract class AttributeValue
extends java.lang.Object

The base class for attribute values and must be specialized for concrete attributes.

Instances of this class will exist either as default values inside a AttributeDefinition objects or inside SpecElementWithAttributes oebjcts.

The following is the full list of superclasses:

• AttributeValueBoolean representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-BOOLEAN XML element
• AttributeValueDate representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-DATE XML element
• AttributeValueEnumeration representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-ENUMERATION XML element
• AttributeValueInteger representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-INTEGER XML element
• AttributeValueReal representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-REAL XML element
• AttributeValueString representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-STRING XML element
• AttributeValueXHTML representing the ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-XHTML XML element

The general form of an AttributeValue for all attributes except AttributeValueEnumeration and AttributeValueXHTML in a ReqIF file is as follows:

<ATTRIBUTE-VALUE-XXXX THE-VALUE="theValue">

The following is the common list of XML attributes:

• @THE-VALUE required xsd:string the attribute value in a format compatible with the attribute type

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AttributeDefinition<?>	getAttributeDefinition() Returns the owning AttributeDefinition object where this AttributeValue exists as the default value.
java.lang.String	getAttributeDefinitionLongName() Returns the @LONG-NAME attribute value of the associated AttributeDefinition.
DatatypeDefinition	getDatatypeDefinition() Returns the associated DatatypeDefinition object.
abstract java.lang.String	getDisplayText()
ReqIFContent	getReqIFContent()
protected static ReqIFContent	getReqIFContent(AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDefinition, SpecElementWithAttributes<?> specElementWithAttributes)
SpecElementWithAttributes<?>	getSpecElementWithAttributes() Returns the owning SpecElementWithAttributes object where this AttributeValue exists inside a SpecElementWithAttributes object.
abstract java.lang.Object	getValue()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getReqIFContent

public ReqIFContent getReqIFContent()

getReqIFContent

protected static ReqIFContent getReqIFContent(AttributeDefinition<?> attributeDefinition,
                                              SpecElementWithAttributes<?> specElementWithAttributes)

getSpecElementWithAttributes

public SpecElementWithAttributes<?> getSpecElementWithAttributes()

Returns the owning SpecElementWithAttributes object where this AttributeValue exists inside a SpecElementWithAttributes object.

Returns:

the owning SpecElementWithAttributes object or null if the owner is a AttributeDefinition object

getAttributeDefinition

public AttributeDefinition<?> getAttributeDefinition()

Returns the owning AttributeDefinition object where this AttributeValue exists as the default value.

Returns:

the owning AttributeDefinition object or null if the owner is a SpecElementWithAttributes object

getDisplayText

public abstract java.lang.String getDisplayText()

getValue

public abstract java.lang.Object getValue()

getDatatypeDefinition

public DatatypeDefinition getDatatypeDefinition()

Returns the associated DatatypeDefinition object.

Returns:

the associated DatatypeDefinition object, not null

getAttributeDefinitionLongName

public java.lang.String getAttributeDefinitionLongName()

Returns the @LONG-NAME attribute value of the associated AttributeDefinition.

Returns:

the String value of the @LONG-NAME attribute of the associated AttributeDefinition, not null