org.w3c.tools.resources
Class StringAttribute

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
      extended by org.w3c.tools.resources.SimpleAttribute
          extended by org.w3c.tools.resources.StringAttribute
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
EncodingAttribute, FilenameAttribute, LanguageAttribute, PasswordAttribute

public class StringAttribute
extends SimpleAttribute

The generic description of an StringAttribute.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
COMPUTED, DONTSAVE, EDITABLE, flags, MANDATORY, name, type
 
Constructor Summary
StringAttribute()
           
StringAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String def, int flags)
          Create a description for a generic String attribute.
 
Method Summary
 boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
          Is the given object a valid StringAttribute value ?
 java.lang.String pickle(java.lang.Object obj)
          Pickle an attribute into a String.
 java.lang.Object unpickle(java.lang.String value)
          Unpickle an attribute from a string.
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.SimpleAttribute
stringify
 
Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
checkFlag, getDefault, getFlag, getName, getType, setFlag, setName
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringAttribute

public StringAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                       java.lang.String def,
                       int flags)
Create a description for a generic String attribute.

Parameters:
name - The attribute name.
def - The default value for these attributes.
flags - The associated flags.

StringAttribute

public StringAttribute()
Method Detail

checkValue

public boolean checkValue(java.lang.Object obj)
Is the given object a valid StringAttribute value ?

Specified by:
checkValue in class Attribute
Parameters:
obj - The object to test.
Returns:
A boolean true if value is valid.

pickle

public java.lang.String pickle(java.lang.Object obj)
Description copied from class: SimpleAttribute
Pickle an attribute into a String.

Specified by:
pickle in class SimpleAttribute
Returns:
a String.

unpickle

public java.lang.Object unpickle(java.lang.String value)
Description copied from class: SimpleAttribute
Unpickle an attribute from a string.

Specified by:
unpickle in class SimpleAttribute
Returns:
a Object.