at.mug.iqm.api.model

Class AbstractDataModel

java.lang.Object

at.mug.iqm.api.model.AbstractDataModel

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDataModel, Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CustomDataModel, ImageModel, PlotModel

public abstract class AbstractDataModel
extends Object
implements IDataModel

Author:

Philipp Kainz

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected String	modelName The name of the AbstractDataModel.
protected Hashtable<String,Object>	properties The properties of the AbstractDataModel with an initial capacity of 5 items.
private static long	serialVersionUID The UID for serialization.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractDataModel() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract AbstractDataModel	clone()
Hashtable<String,Object>	copyProperties(Hashtable<String,Object> target) Copies the properties Hashtable of this data model to a given instance.
String	getDataType()
String	getModelName() Get the name of the model.
Hashtable<String,Object>	getProperties() Gets the properties Hashtable of this data model.
Object	getProperty(String key) Get the property specified by key.
void	setDataType(String type)
void	setModelName(String name) Get the name of the model.
void	setProperties(Hashtable<String,Object> properties) Sets the properties Hashtable of this data model
void	setProperty(String key, Object value) Set a specific property by key and value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

The UID for serialization.

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Constant Field Values

modelName

protected String modelName

The name of the AbstractDataModel.

properties

protected Hashtable<String,Object> properties

The properties of the AbstractDataModel with an initial capacity of 5 items.

Constructor Detail

AbstractDataModel

public AbstractDataModel()

Default constructor. Sets the name of the model to the default value of "AbstractDataModel".

Method Detail

getModelName

public String getModelName()

Get the name of the model. If no name is specified in the properties, the Object.toString() method is called and the String is set as the name of the model.

Specified by:

getModelName in interface IDataModel

Returns:

the name as String

See Also:

IDataModel.getModelName()

setModelName

public void setModelName(String name)

Get the name of the model. If name is null, the Object.toString() method is called and the String is set as the name of the model.

Specified by:

setModelName in interface IDataModel

See Also:

IDataModel.setModelName(java.lang.String)

getProperties

public Hashtable<String,Object> getProperties()

Description copied from interface: IDataModel

Gets the properties Hashtable of this data model.

Specified by:

getProperties in interface IDataModel

Returns:

the properties object

See Also:

IDataModel.getProperties()

setProperties

public void setProperties(Hashtable<String,Object> properties)

Description copied from interface: IDataModel

Sets the properties Hashtable of this data model

Specified by:

setProperties in interface IDataModel

See Also:

IDataModel.setProperties(Hashtable)

getProperty

public Object getProperty(String key)

Description copied from interface: IDataModel

Get the property specified by key.

Specified by:

getProperty in interface IDataModel

Returns:

the value

See Also:

IDataModel.getProperty(String)

setProperty

public void setProperty(String key,
                        Object value)

Description copied from interface: IDataModel

Set a specific property by key and value.

Specified by:

setProperty in interface IDataModel

See Also:

IDataModel.setProperty(String, Object)

copyProperties

public Hashtable<String,Object> copyProperties(Hashtable<String,Object> target)

Description copied from interface: IDataModel

Copies the properties Hashtable of this data model to a given instance.

If null is passed, a new instance will be generated and its reference returned.

Specified by:

copyProperties in interface IDataModel

Parameters:

target - the target Hashtable, may be null

Returns:

a new instance of Hashtable containing the object's properties

See Also:

IDataModel.copyProperties(java.util.Hashtable)

clone

public abstract AbstractDataModel clone()
                                 throws CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

setDataType

public void setDataType(String type)

getDataType

public String getDataType()