net.jxta.document
Class Attribute

java.lang.Object
  net.jxta.document.Attribute

public class Attribute
extends Object

A name value pair which is associated with some base object.

See Also:

Attributable, StructuredDocument, Element

Attribute

public Attribute(String name,
                 String value)

Constructor for a new attribute which can be added to an Attributable.

Parameters:

name - Name for this attribute.

value - Value for this attribute.

Attribute

public Attribute(Attributable owner,
                 String name,
                 String value)

Constructor for a new attribute which is associated with an

Parameters:

owner - The Atrributable owner of this attribute or null.

name - Name for this attribute.

value - Value for this attribute.

clone

protected Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object target)

The two attributes are the same if they have the same owner, name and value.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

target - Attribute to be checked with

Returns:

boolean if the attributes are equal otherwise false.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getName

public String getName()

Return name of this attribute

Returns:

String containing the attribute's name.

getOwner

public Attributable getOwner()

Return the Attributable which is the owner of this attribute.

Returns:

Attributable object which owns this attribute.

getValue

public String getValue()

Return value of this attribute

Returns:

String containing the attribute's value.