Class ReadOnlyVariantName

    • Constructor Detail

      • ReadOnlyVariantName

        public ReadOnlyVariantName()
    • Method Detail

      • getClassIndicator

        public String getClassIndicator()
        Description copied from class: ReadOnlyTMObject
        INTERNAL: Returns the token that can be used to indicate the class of this instance. This indicator is currently only used by item identifiers.
        Specified by:
        getClassIndicator in class ReadOnlyTMObject
      • getObjectId

        public String getObjectId()
        Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the id of this object. The object id is part of the topic map id space, and must be unique. The object id is not significant (or unique) outside the current topic map. The object id is immutable. The object id is thus stable through this object's lifetime.
        Specified by:
        getObjectId in interface TMObjectIF
        Specified by:
        getObjectId in class ReadOnlyTMObject
        Returns:
        string which is this object's id.
      • getTopic

        public TopicIF getTopic()
        Description copied from interface: NameIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the topic to which this name belongs.
        Specified by:
        getTopic in interface NameIF
        Returns:
        The topic named by this name; an object implementing TopicIF.
      • getTopicName

        public TopicNameIF getTopicName()
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the topic name to which this variant name belongs. The topic name may be a direct parent or an ancestor.
        Specified by:
        getTopicName in interface VariantNameIF
        Returns:
        The topic name of which this is a variant; an object implementing TopicNameIF.
      • setDataType

        public void setDataType​(LocatorIF datatype)
      • getValue

        public String getValue()
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the string representation of this variant. This method will return null if the length of the value exceeds the supported maximum size.
        Specified by:
        getValue in interface NameIF
        Specified by:
        getValue in interface VariantNameIF
        Returns:
        A string which is the value of this topic name.
      • setValue

        public void setValue​(String value,
                             LocatorIF datatype)
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Sets the value and the data type of this variant using a string. The value must conform to the correct string representation according to the datatype.
        Specified by:
        setValue in interface VariantNameIF
      • getReader

        public Reader getReader()
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Returns a Reader that allows you to stream the string representation of this variant. Values of all sizes are supported by this method.
        Specified by:
        getReader in interface VariantNameIF
      • setReader

        public void setReader​(Reader value,
                              long length,
                              LocatorIF datatype)
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Sets the value and the data type of this variant using a reader. The reader value must conform to the correct string representation according to the datatype.
        Specified by:
        setReader in interface VariantNameIF
      • setLocator

        public void setLocator​(LocatorIF locator)
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Same as setValue(locator.getAddress(), DataTypes.TYPE_URI). This method is here primarily for backwards compatibility.
        Specified by:
        setLocator in interface VariantNameIF
      • getLength

        public long getLength()
        Description copied from interface: VariantNameIF
        PUBLIC: Returns the length of the variant value. The number of characters in the string representation is returned.
        Specified by:
        getLength in interface VariantNameIF
      • getScope

        public Collection<TopicIF> getScope()
        Description copied from interface: ScopedIF
        PUBLIC: Returns the set of topics that are the stated scope of this object. Scoping topics inherited from parent objects are not included. There is no guarantee as to which order these topics are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getScope in interface ScopedIF
        Returns:
        A collection of TopicIF objects.
      • addTheme

        public void addTheme​(TopicIF theme)
        Description copied from interface: ScopedIF
        PUBLIC: Add a topic to this scope. (A topic used in a scope is also called a theme.) If the topic is already part of the scope the method call has no effect.
        Specified by:
        addTheme in interface ScopedIF
        Parameters:
        theme - A topic to be added to this scope; an object implementing TopicIF.
      • removeTheme

        public void removeTheme​(TopicIF theme)
        Description copied from interface: ScopedIF
        PUBLIC: Remove a topic from this scope. If the topic is not already in the scope this method has no effect. (A topic used in a scope is also called a theme.)
        Specified by:
        removeTheme in interface ScopedIF
        Parameters:
        theme - A topic to be removed from this scope; an object implementing TopicIF.
      • setReifier

        public void setReifier​(TopicIF reifier)
        Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF
        PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.
        Specified by:
        setReifier in interface ReifiableIF