com.tensegrity.generic.attribute
Class AttributePersistenceUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.tensegrity.generic.attribute.AttributePersistenceUtilities

public class AttributePersistenceUtilities

extends java.lang.Object

The AttributePersistenceUtilities class provides some functionalities used for serializing and building attributes.

Version:

$Id: AttributePersistenceUtilities.java,v 1.6 2006/01/26 17:15:08 MichaelKegel Exp $

Author:

MKegel

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_ATTGENERATORKEY Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.
static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_ATTNAME Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.
static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_ATTREPRESENTATION Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.
static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_ATTSETNAME Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.
static java.lang.String	CUSTOM_SETNAME Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

Method Summary

static AttributeList	convertCustomAttributes(AttributeFactory aFactory, AttributeSet customAttributes) Converts the custom attributes within the AttributeSet given by customAttributes into an AttributeList that can be serialized.
static AttributeSet	createCustomAttributes(AttributeList graphobjectlist) Creates an AttributeSet holding custom Attributes from the AttributeList of serialized Attributes given by graphobjectlist.
static Attribute	serializeAttribute(Attribute attribute) Adds the given Attribute to an AttributeSet and then wraps it in an Attribute so that it's ready for serialization.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CUSTOM_SETNAME

public static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_SETNAME

Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_ATTSETNAME

public static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_ATTSETNAME

Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_ATTNAME

public static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_ATTNAME

Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_ATTREPRESENTATION

public static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_ATTREPRESENTATION

Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

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Constant Field Values

CUSTOM_ATTGENERATORKEY

public static final java.lang.String CUSTOM_ATTGENERATORKEY

Constants holding unique names for the various custom attribute properties.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

convertCustomAttributes

public static final AttributeList convertCustomAttributes(AttributeFactory aFactory,
                                                          AttributeSet customAttributes)

Converts the custom attributes within the AttributeSet given by customAttributes into an AttributeList that can be serialized.

Parameters:

aFactory - an instance of an AttributeFactory

customAttributes - the AttributeSet that holds the custom attributes currently assigned to the Node

Returns:

AttributeList the AttributeList with the custom attributes of the Node

createCustomAttributes

public static final AttributeSet createCustomAttributes(AttributeList graphobjectlist)
                                                 throws BuildException

Creates an AttributeSet holding custom Attributes from the AttributeList of serialized Attributes given by graphobjectlist.

Parameters:

graphobjectlist - the AttributeList of serialized graph model object.

Returns:

the AttributeSet that contains the deserialized custom Attributes.

Throws:

BuildException, - if an error occurs.

BuildException

serializeAttribute

public static final Attribute serializeAttribute(Attribute attribute)

Adds the given Attribute to an AttributeSet and then wraps it in an Attribute so that it's ready for serialization.

Parameters:

attribute - the Attribute to serialize.

Returns:

an Attribute holding an AttributeSet.