javax.cim

Class CIMProperty<E>

public class CIMProperty<E> extends CIMValuedElement<E>

The CIMProperty class wraps the value of a CIM Property. A CIM Property Object consists of a name, data type and value. The CIM Property object also includes a flag to signify whether the property is a key property (used as part of the name of the CIM element), a flag to signify whether it was propagated from a parent class (or default value) and the class origin information (where the property was originally defined or last overridden). A CIM Property is defined in the CIM Infrastructure Specification. The specification is available from the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) at http://dmtf.org/.

Parameters: : Type Parameter

Constructor Summary
	CIMProperty(String pName, CIMDataType pType, E pValue) Constructs a CIMProperty to be used in instances.
	CIMProperty(String pName, CIMDataType pType, E pValue, boolean pKey, boolean pPropagated, String pOriginClass) Constructs a `CIMProperty` to be used in instances.

Method Summary
String	getOriginClass() Returns the class or instance in which this property was defined.
boolean	isKey() Convenience method for determining if this property is a Key.
boolean	isPropagated() Determines if this property is Propagated.

Constructor Detail

CIMProperty

public CIMProperty(String pName, CIMDataType pType, E pValue)

Constructs a CIMProperty to be used in instances. For a CIMClass CIMClassProperty should be used. This can only be used for non-Key properties, non-propagated properties and when the the origin class is not needed.

Parameters: pName - The name of the property. pType - The CIMDataType of the property. pValue - The value of the property.

CIMProperty

public CIMProperty(String pName, CIMDataType pType, E pValue, boolean pKey, boolean pPropagated, String pOriginClass)

Constructs a CIMProperty to be used in instances. For a CIMClass CIMClassProperty should be used.

Parameters: pName - The name of the property. pType - The CIMDataType of the property. pValue - The value of the property. pKey - true if the property is a key; otherwise false. pPropagated - true if the value was propagated from the class. pOriginClass - The class in which this property was defined or overridden.

Method Detail

getOriginClass

public String getOriginClass()

Returns the class or instance in which this property was defined.

Returns: Name of class where this property was defined.

isKey

public boolean isKey()

Convenience method for determining if this property is a Key.

Returns: true if this property is a key.

isPropagated

public boolean isPropagated()

Determines if this property is Propagated. When this property is part of a class, this value designates that the class origin value is the same as the class name. For an instance, this designates if the value of this property was inherited from the class or if it was set as part of this instance.

Returns: true if this property is propagated.