com.google.gdata.model
Class AttributeKey<D>

java.lang.Object
  com.google.gdata.model.MetadataKey<D>
      com.google.gdata.model.AttributeKey<D>

Type Parameters:

D - the datatype of the attribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<MetadataKey<?>>

public final class AttributeKey<D>
extends MetadataKey<D>

A key referring to a particular attribute. Holds the ID of the attribute and the expected datatype. Attribute keys support value-based equality, natural ordering, and matching.

• An attribute key is equals(Object) to another attribute key if their IDs are equal and the datatypes are the same.
• An attribute key's natural ordering is based first on name and then on datatype.
• An attribute key matches(MetadataKey) another attribute key if the ID is a match for the ID of the other key, and the datatype is assignable from the other key's datatype.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(MetadataKey<?> other) Compares first on ID, then on datatype.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
int	hashCode()
boolean	matches(MetadataKey<?> other) Returns true if this key is a match for the given key.
static AttributeKey<java.lang.String>	of(QName id) Construct and return a new attribute key with the default datatype of String.
static <T> AttributeKey<T>	of(QName id, java.lang.Class<? extends T> datatype) Construct and return a new attribute key with the given id and datatype.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class com.google.gdata.model.MetadataKey

getDatatype, getId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

of

public static AttributeKey<java.lang.String> of(QName id)

Construct and return a new attribute key with the default datatype of String. The id must not be null.

of

public static <T> AttributeKey<T> of(QName id,
                                     java.lang.Class<? extends T> datatype)

Construct and return a new attribute key with the given id and datatype. Both id and datatype must not be null, or a NullPointerException will be thrown.

matches

public boolean matches(MetadataKey<?> other)

Returns true if this key is a match for the given key. This key is a match for the other key if the other key is also an attribute key and if its ID and datatype match.

Specified by:

matches in class MetadataKey<D>

compareTo

public int compareTo(MetadataKey<?> other)

Compares first on ID, then on datatype.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class MetadataKey<D>