org.hl7.meta.mif
Class AttributeAdapter

java.lang.Object
  org.hl7.meta.mif.FeatureAdapter
      org.hl7.meta.mif.AttributeAdapter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, Attribute, Feature, Metadata

public class AttributeAdapter
extends FeatureAdapter
implements Attribute

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.hl7.meta.mif.FeatureAdapter

_inheritanceDegree, _owner

Method Summary

Cardinality	getCardinality() Returns the feature's cardinality.
CodingStrength	getCodingStrength() Returns the coding strength for this attribute.
Conformance	getConformance() Returns the conformance field attached to this feature.
java.lang.String	getConstraint() Returns the textual constraint note attached to the feature.
Datatype	getDatatype() Returns the datatype of this attribute.
java.lang.String	getDefaultValue() Returns the default value for this attribute.
java.lang.String[]	getDomains() Returns the vocabulary domains for this attribute.
java.lang.String[]	getFixedValues() Returns the fixed values for this attribute.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the feature's name, which may be the attribute name, or the short name in case of an association.
java.lang.String	getRimClass() Returns the name of the RIM class where the feature was originally defined.
java.lang.String	getRimPropertyName() Returns the property name inside the RIM class.
boolean	isMandatory() Returns a flag showing if the feature is mandatory in the clone class.
boolean	isStructural() Returns true if this attribute is defined as structural in XML ITS (that means in XML instance it is represented by an XML attribute instead of an XML element.

Methods inherited from class org.hl7.meta.mif.FeatureAdapter

getParent, getSortKey, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.hl7.meta.Feature

getParent, getSortKey

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the feature's name, which may be the attribute name, or the short name in case of an association.

Specified by:

getName in interface Feature

Specified by:

getName in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the feature's name

getCardinality

public Cardinality getCardinality()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the feature's cardinality.

Specified by:

getCardinality in interface Feature

Specified by:

getCardinality in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the feature's cardinality

getRimPropertyName

public java.lang.String getRimPropertyName()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the property name inside the RIM class. This may be the attribute name or the association name.

Specified by:

getRimPropertyName in interface Feature

Specified by:

getRimPropertyName in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the RIM Property name

isMandatory

public boolean isMandatory()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns a flag showing if the feature is mandatory in the clone class.

Specified by:

isMandatory in interface Feature

Specified by:

isMandatory in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the flag

getDatatype

public Datatype getDatatype()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the datatype of this attribute.

Specified by:

getDatatype in interface Attribute

Returns:

the Datatype

getDomains

public java.lang.String[] getDomains()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the vocabulary domains for this attribute.

Specified by:

getDomains in interface Attribute

Returns:

the vocabulary domains

getFixedValues

public java.lang.String[] getFixedValues()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the fixed values for this attribute.

Specified by:

getFixedValues in interface Attribute

Returns:

the fixed values

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.String getDefaultValue()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the default value for this attribute.

Specified by:

getDefaultValue in interface Attribute

Returns:

the default values

getCodingStrength

public CodingStrength getCodingStrength()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns the coding strength for this attribute.

Specified by:

getCodingStrength in interface Attribute

Returns:

the coding strength

isStructural

public boolean isStructural()

Description copied from interface: Attribute

Returns true if this attribute is defined as structural in XML ITS (that means in XML instance it is represented by an XML attribute instead of an XML element.

Specified by:

isStructural in interface Attribute

Returns:

the structural attribute flag

getConformance

public Conformance getConformance()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the conformance field attached to this feature.

Specified by:

getConformance in interface Feature

Specified by:

getConformance in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the conformance field

getRimClass

public java.lang.String getRimClass()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the name of the RIM class where the feature was originally defined.

Specified by:

getRimClass in interface Feature

Specified by:

getRimClass in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the RIM class name

getConstraint

public java.lang.String getConstraint()

Description copied from interface: Feature

Returns the textual constraint note attached to the feature.

Specified by:

getConstraint in interface Feature

Specified by:

getConstraint in class FeatureAdapter

Returns:

the constraint note