Interface IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.Builder<IAnyValueDescriptor>, IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

public interface IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder
extends IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

A IValueDescriptorBuilder for creating a value descriptor of any type.

Since:

7.0.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder	addAttribute(String key, Object value)	Adds a custom attribute to the value descriptor.
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder	addAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)	Adds custom attributes to the value descriptor.
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder	attributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)	Set the custom attributes for the value descriptor.
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder	defaultValue(Object defaultValue)	Sets the default value used when no value is provided.
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder	description(String description)	Deprecated.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.Builder

build

Method Details

addAttribute

@CanIgnoreReturnValue
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder addAttribute(String key,
 Object value)

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptorBuilder

Adds a custom attribute to the value descriptor. This can be used to store additional metadata about the value that is not covered by the standard properties of the descriptor. The exact meaning of the attributes depends on the context in which the descriptor is used.

See StandardValueDescriptorAttributes for some standard attribute keys and values you can use.

Specified by:

addAttribute in interface IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

Parameters:

key - The attribute key.

value - The attribute value.

Returns:

This builder instance for chaining method calls.

See Also:

• StandardValueDescriptorAttributes

addAttributes

@CanIgnoreReturnValue
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder addAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptorBuilder

Adds custom attributes to the value descriptor. These can be used to store additional metadata about the value that is not covered by the standard properties of the descriptor. The exact meaning of the attributes depends on the context in which the descriptor is used.

See StandardValueDescriptorAttributes for some standard attribute keys and values you can use.

Specified by:

addAttributes in interface IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

Returns:

This builder instance for chaining method calls.

See Also:

• StandardValueDescriptorAttributes

attributes

@CanIgnoreReturnValue
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder attributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptorBuilder

Set the custom attributes for the value descriptor. These can be used to store additional metadata about the value that is not covered by the standard properties of the descriptor. The exact meaning of the attributes depends on the context in which the descriptor is used.

See StandardValueDescriptorAttributes for some standard attribute keys and values you can use.

Specified by:

attributes in interface IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

Returns:

This builder instance for chaining method calls.

See Also:

• StandardValueDescriptorAttributes

defaultValue

@CanIgnoreReturnValue
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder defaultValue(Object defaultValue)

Sets the default value used when no value is provided. The default value is null when no explicit default is provided.

Parameters:

defaultValue - Value to use as the default when creating a value of any type.

Returns:

This descriptor builder for chaining method calls.

description

@CanIgnoreReturnValue
@Deprecated
IAnyValueDescriptorBuilder description(String description)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptorBuilder

Sets the description for the value. This description can be used in UIs to provide additional information about the value to users. It can be either a localized message or an I18N key that will be resolved at runtime.

Specified by:

description in interface IValueDescriptorBuilder<Object, IAnyValueBuilder, IAnyValueDescriptor>

Parameters:

description - The description for the value.

Returns:

This builder instance for chaining method calls.