com.ibm.portal.um
Interface AttributeDefinition

public interface AttributeDefinition

Represents the basic setup of an Attribute.

Since:

6.0

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	BYTEARRAY Represents the Bytearray type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	DOUBLE Represents the Double type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	INTEGER Represents the Integer type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	LONG Represents the Long type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	MEMBERDN Represents the DN of a Member type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	OBJECT Represents the Object type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	STRING Represents the String type for an Attribute
static java.lang.String	TIMESTAMP Represents the String Timestamp for an Attribute

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the corresponding attribute as String
java.lang.String	getType() Returns the return type of the corresponding attribute as String
boolean	isMultiValued() Returns true if the Attribute represented by this object is multivalued
boolean	isReadOnly() Returns true if the Attribute represented by this object is read-only
boolean	isRequired() Returns true if this AttributeDefinition represents a mandatory attribute

Field Detail

STRING

static final java.lang.String STRING

Represents the String type for an Attribute

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TIMESTAMP

static final java.lang.String TIMESTAMP

Represents the String Timestamp for an Attribute

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BYTEARRAY

static final java.lang.String BYTEARRAY

Represents the Bytearray type for an Attribute

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INTEGER

static final java.lang.String INTEGER

Represents the Integer type for an Attribute

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LONG

static final java.lang.String LONG

Represents the Long type for an Attribute

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DOUBLE

static final java.lang.String DOUBLE

Represents the Double type for an Attribute

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OBJECT

static final java.lang.String OBJECT

Represents the Object type for an Attribute

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MEMBERDN

static final java.lang.String MEMBERDN

Represents the DN of a Member type for an Attribute

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Method Detail

getType

java.lang.String getType()

Returns the return type of the corresponding attribute as String

Returns:

the Type of this AttributeDefinition

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the corresponding attribute as String

Returns:

the name of the AttributeDefinition

isMultiValued

boolean isMultiValued()

Returns true if the Attribute represented by this object is multivalued

Returns:

true if this attribute is capable of multiple values

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

Returns true if the Attribute represented by this object is read-only

Returns:

true if this attribute is read-only

isRequired

boolean isRequired()

Returns true if this AttributeDefinition represents a mandatory attribute

Returns:

true if this Attribute needs to be set