Package com.hp.ucmdb.api.classmodel

Interface Attribute

public interface Attribute
The definition of an attribute of a UCMDB class.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      The attribute name.

    • getType

      Type getType()
      The attribute data type.

    • isFactory

      boolean isFactory()
      Returns:
      true if this attribute is created by the production, otherwise false

    • isModifiedByUser

      boolean isModifiedByUser()
      Returns:
      true if this attribute is modified by user, otherwise false

    • getTypeInfo

      TypeInfo getTypeInfo()
      Additional type information for specific attribute types. Cast the return value to a specific type info interface.

      Example: 

            Attribute enumAttr = typeObjectDefinition.getAttribute(AttributesUtils.PROPERTY_ENUM);
      EnumInfo enumInfo = (EnumInfo)enumAttr.getTypeInfo();
      String enumName = enumInfo.getEnumName();

      Returns:
      TypeInfo, or null for types that have no type information.

    • getValue

      Object getValue() throws AttributeNotStaticException
      The value of a static attribute. Static means the attribute has a single value, not a value for each CI.
      Throws:
      AttributeNotStaticException - if the attribute is not static

    • getDefaultValue

      Object getDefaultValue() throws AttributeStaticException
      The default value of a non-static attribute.
      Throws:
      AttributeStaticException - if the attribute is static

    • getResolvedDefaultValue

      Object getResolvedDefaultValue()

    • getDisplayLabel

      String getDisplayLabel()

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()

    • getSize

      Integer getSize()

    • getQualifiers

      Map<String,Qualifier> getQualifiers()
      The qualifiers defined for the attribute.
      Returns:
      a read-only Map of qualifier name to qualifier object

    • hasQualifier

      boolean hasQualifier(String qualifierName)

    • isStatic

      boolean isStatic()
      Checks whether the the attribute is "static". Static means the attribute has a single value, not a value for each CI.
      Returns:
      true if the attribute is "static"