Package org.incenp.obofoundry.sssom.slots

Class StringSlot<T>

java.lang.Object

org.incenp.obofoundry.sssom.slots.Slot<T>

org.incenp.obofoundry.sssom.slots.StringSlot<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of SSSOM object the slot is associated with.

Direct Known Subclasses:

EntityReferenceSlot, URISlot

public class StringSlot<T>
extends Slot<T>

Represents a metadata slot that is backed by a String-typed field.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	accept(ISlotVisitor<T> visitor, T target, Object value)	Accepts a visitor.
boolean	isMultivalued()	Indicates whether the slot holds a list of values rather than a single value.
void	setValue(T object, String value)	Tries setting the value of the slot for a given object, using a string as input.

Methods inherited from class org.incenp.obofoundry.sssom.slots.Slot

accept, getCompliantVersion, getName, getType, getURI, getValue, isEntityReference, isPropagatable, isURI, setValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

isMultivalued

public boolean isMultivalued()

Indicates whether the slot holds a list of values rather than a single value.

Returns:

true is the slot is multivalued, otherwise false.

accept

public void accept(ISlotVisitor<T> visitor,
 T target,
 Object value)

Description copied from class: Slot

Accepts a visitor.

Overrides:

accept in class Slot<T>

Parameters:

visitor - The visitor to accept.

target - The object this slot is attached to.

value - The value of the slot.

setValue

public void setValue(T object,
 String value)

Description copied from class: Slot

Tries setting the value of the slot for a given object, using a string as input.

This method only works for String-typed slots, but classes for other slot types can override it to allow parsing a string into another type of value.

Overrides:

setValue in class Slot<T>

Parameters:

object - The object (e.g. a mapping or a mapping set) for which the slot should be set.

value - The value to assign to the slot on the given object.