org.ujac.print
Class AttributeDefinitionMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap
          org.ujac.print.AttributeDefinitionMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Map

public class AttributeDefinitionMap
extends HashMap

Name: AttributeDefinitionMap
Description: An optimized container for AttributeDefinition instances.

Author:

lauerc

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Constructor Summary

AttributeDefinitionMap()
Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

AttributeDefinitionMap(AttributeDefinition attrDef)
Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

AttributeDefinitionMap(AttributeDefinitionMap attrDefMap)
Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

Method Summary

AttributeDefinitionMap	addDefinition(AttributeDefinition attrDef) Adds the given AttributeDefinition instance to the map by using the instances property 'name' as key.
List	getSortedAttributeNames() Gets a sorted list of attribute names including all attribute aliases.
List	getSortedAttributes() Gets a list of all attributes, sorted by their primary names.
AttributeDefinitionMap	removeDefinition(AttributeDefinition attrDef) Removes the given AttributeDefinition instance from the map by using the instances property 'name' as key.

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

AttributeDefinitionMap

public AttributeDefinitionMap()

Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

AttributeDefinitionMap

public AttributeDefinitionMap(AttributeDefinition attrDef)

Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

Parameters:

attrDef - The first attribute definition to be added to the map.

See Also:

addDefinition(AttributeDefinition)

AttributeDefinitionMap

public AttributeDefinitionMap(AttributeDefinitionMap attrDefMap)

Constructs a AttributeDefinitionMap instance with specific attributes.

Parameters:

attrDefMap - The attribute definition map to copy.

See Also:

addDefinition(AttributeDefinition)

Method Detail

addDefinition

public AttributeDefinitionMap addDefinition(AttributeDefinition attrDef)

Adds the given AttributeDefinition instance to the map by using the instances property 'name' as key.

Parameters:

attrDef - The attribute definition to be added to the map.

Returns:

The container itself.

removeDefinition

public AttributeDefinitionMap removeDefinition(AttributeDefinition attrDef)

Removes the given AttributeDefinition instance from the map by using the instances property 'name' as key.

Parameters:

attrDef - The attribute definition to be removed from to the map.

Returns:

The container itself.

getSortedAttributeNames

public List getSortedAttributeNames()

Gets a sorted list of attribute names including all attribute aliases.

Returns:

The sorted attribute name list.

getSortedAttributes

public List getSortedAttributes()

Gets a list of all attributes, sorted by their primary names.

Returns:

The sorted attribute list.