Package de.xima.fc.interfaces.workflow.value

Interface ITupleValueDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

IAttributeConfigurable<IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>>, IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>, Serializable

public interface ITupleValueDescriptor
extends IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

A IValueDescriptor for a tuple value. The value must be a a fixed list of elements. Each element may be of a different type.

Since:

7.0.0

Author:

XIMA MEDIA GmbH

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ITupleValueDescriptorBuilder	configure()	Creates a new builder pre-configured with the settings of this descriptor.
default EValueType	getBaseType()	Gets the basic type of the value described by this value descriptor.
default Class<List<?>>	getJavaClass()	Gets the Java class of the values described by this descriptor.
List<IValueDescriptor<?,?>>	getTupleValueDescriptors()
ITupleValueDescriptor	withAddedAttribute(String key, Object value)	Gets a new instance with the attribute at the given key changed to the given value.
ITupleValueDescriptor	withAddedAttributes(Map<String,Object> newAttributes)	Gets a new instance with the attributes changed to the given map of attributes.
ITupleValueDescriptor	withAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)	Gets a new instance with the attributes changed to the given map of attributes.
ITupleValueDescriptor	withDefaultValue(Object defaultValue)	Gets a new value descriptor with the default value changed to the given value.
ITupleValueDescriptor	withDescription(String description)	Deprecated.

Methods inherited from interface de.xima.fc.interfaces.workflow.value.IAttributeConfigurable

getAttribute, getAttribute, getBooleanAttribute, getBooleanAttribute, getFloatAttribute, getFloatAttribute, getIntegerAttribute, getIntegerAttribute, getStringAttribute, getStringAttribute

Methods inherited from interface de.xima.fc.interfaces.workflow.value.IValueDescriptor

acceptsValue, acceptsValue, asAny, asBoolean, asConst, asFloat, asInteger, asLargeString, asList, asList, asMap, asMap, asNull, asRecord, asString, asTuple, asUnion, asUnion, asVoid, builder, builder, getAttributes, getDefaultValue, getDescription, getFullType, getFullTypeWithRestrictions, getKnownProperties, getKnownProperties, intersect, is, match, unwrap

Method Detail

configure

ITupleValueDescriptorBuilder configure()

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptor

Creates a new builder pre-configured with the settings of this descriptor. Lets you e.g. add additional properties.

Specified by:

configure in interface IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

Returns:

A new builder pre-configured with the settings of this descriptor.

getBaseType

default EValueType getBaseType()

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptor

Gets the basic type of the value described by this value descriptor.

Specified by:

getBaseType in interface IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

Returns:

The value's basic type.

getJavaClass

default Class<List<?>> getJavaClass()

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptor

Gets the Java class of the values described by this descriptor.

Specified by:

getJavaClass in interface IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

Returns:

The value's Java class.

getTupleValueDescriptors

List<IValueDescriptor<?,?>> getTupleValueDescriptors()

Returns:

The value descriptors for each tuple element. The size of this list is equal to the fixed length of the tuple.

withAddedAttribute

ITupleValueDescriptor withAddedAttribute(String key,
                                         Object value)

Description copied from interface: IAttributeConfigurable

Gets a new instance with the attribute at the given key changed to the given value.

Specified by:

withAddedAttribute in interface IAttributeConfigurable<IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>>

Parameters:

key - The attribute key.

value - The attribute value.

Returns:

A new instance with the new attribute.

withAddedAttributes

ITupleValueDescriptor withAddedAttributes(Map<String,Object> newAttributes)

Description copied from interface: IAttributeConfigurable

Gets a new instance with the attributes changed to the given map of attributes. Preserves other existing attributes and only adds or replaces the given ones.

Specified by:

withAddedAttributes in interface IAttributeConfigurable<IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>>

Parameters:

newAttributes - The new attributes to add (or replace).

Returns:

A new instance with the current attributes plus the given attributes.

withAttributes

ITupleValueDescriptor withAttributes(Map<String,Object> attributes)

Description copied from interface: IAttributeConfigurable

Gets a new instance with the attributes changed to the given map of attributes. Replaces all existing attributes.

Specified by:

withAttributes in interface IAttributeConfigurable<IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>>

Parameters:

attributes - The new attributes.

Returns:

A new instance with the given attributes.

withDefaultValue

ITupleValueDescriptor withDefaultValue(Object defaultValue)

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptor

Gets a new value descriptor with the default value changed to the given value.

Specified by:

withDefaultValue in interface IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

Parameters:

defaultValue - The new default value. May be changed when it does not conform to the restrictions imposed by this descriptor.

Returns:

A new descriptor with the default value.

withDescription

@Deprecated
ITupleValueDescriptor withDescription(String description)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: IValueDescriptor

Gets a new value descriptor with the description changed to the given description.

Specified by:

withDescription in interface IValueDescriptor<List<?>,ITupleValueBuilder>

Parameters:

description - The new description.

Returns:

A new descriptor with the given description.