Package gda.data.metadata

Class StoredMetadataEntry

java.lang.Object

gda.factory.ConfigurableBase

gda.factory.FindableConfigurableBase

gda.data.metadata.MetadataEntry

gda.data.metadata.StoredMetadataEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMetadataEntry, Configurable, Findable, gda.observable.IObservable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

StoredScanMetadataEntry

public class StoredMetadataEntry
extends MetadataEntry

Simple metadata entry that holds a string value.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected String	value

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StoredMetadataEntry()	Creates a stored metadata entry.
StoredMetadataEntry(String name)	Creates a stored metadata entry with the specified name.
StoredMetadataEntry(String name, String value)	Creates a stored metadata entry with the specified name and value.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	canStoreValue()
String	readActualValue()	Returns the actual value of the metadata entry.
void	setValue(String value)	Sets the value stored by this metadata entry.

Methods inherited from class gda.data.metadata.MetadataEntry

addIObserver, configure, deleteIObserver, deleteIObservers, getDefEntryName, getMetadataValue, notifyIObservers, setDefEntryName, toString

Methods inherited from class gda.factory.FindableConfigurableBase

getName, setName

Methods inherited from class gda.factory.ConfigurableBase

isConfigureAtStartup, isConfigured, reconfigure, setConfigured

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface gda.factory.Configurable

isConfigureAtStartup, isConfigured, reconfigure

Methods inherited from interface gda.data.metadata.IMetadataEntry

getName, setName

Field Details

value

protected String value

Constructor Details

StoredMetadataEntry

public StoredMetadataEntry()

Creates a stored metadata entry.

StoredMetadataEntry

public StoredMetadataEntry(String name)

Creates a stored metadata entry with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name

StoredMetadataEntry

public StoredMetadataEntry(String name,
 String value)

Creates a stored metadata entry with the specified name and value.

Parameters:

name - the metadata entry name

value - the value

Method Details

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Sets the value stored by this metadata entry.

Specified by:

setValue in interface IMetadataEntry

Overrides:

setValue in class MetadataEntry

Parameters:

value - the value

readActualValue

public String readActualValue()

Description copied from class: MetadataEntry

Returns the actual value of the metadata entry. Any exception can be thrown by this method, which will cause MetadataEntry.getMetadataValue() to look for a default value (if one is specified).

Specified by:

readActualValue in class MetadataEntry

Returns:

the entry's actual value

canStoreValue

public boolean canStoreValue()

Specified by:

canStoreValue in interface IMetadataEntry

Overrides:

canStoreValue in class MetadataEntry

Returns:

true - if this instance of IMetadataEntry can persist its value, so the storeValue method will try to do something