Method Detail

• set

  void set​(CategoryAttribute other)

  Set the content of this CategoryAttribute from another CategoryAttribute object.

  Parameters:

  other - The CategoryAttribute to take the content from.

• setCategoryPath

  void setCategoryPath​(CategoryPath cp)

  Sets the category path value of this attribute.

  Parameters:

  cp - A category path. May not be null.

• getCategoryPath

  CategoryPath getCategoryPath()

  Returns the value of this attribute: a category path.

  Returns:

  The category path last assigned to this attribute, or null if none has been assigned.

• addProperty

  void addProperty​(CategoryProperty property)
            throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Add a property. The property can be later retrieved using getProperty(Class) with this property class .
  Adding multiple properties of the same class is forbidden.

  Parameters:

  property - The property to add.

  Throws:

  UnsupportedOperationException - When attempting to add a property of a class that was added before and merge is prohibited.

• getProperty

  CategoryProperty getProperty​(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)

  Get a property of a certain property class.

  Parameters:

  propertyClass - The required property class.

  Returns:

  The property of the given class, or null if no such property exists.

• getProperty

  CategoryProperty getProperty​(Collection<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>> propertyClasses)

  Get a property of one of given property classes.

  Parameters:

  propertyClasses - The property classes.

  Returns:

  A property matching one of the given classes, or null if no such property exists.

• getPropertyClasses

  Set<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>> getPropertyClasses()

  Get all the active property classes.

  Returns:

  A set containing the active property classes, or null if there are no properties.

• clone

  CategoryAttribute clone()

  Clone this CategoryAttribute.

  Returns:

  A clone of this CategoryAttribute.

• clear

  void clear()

  Resets this attribute to its initial value: a null category path and no properties.

• clearProperties

  void clearProperties()

  Clear all properties.

• remove

  void remove​(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)

  Remove an property of a certain property class.

  Parameters:

  propertyClass - The required property class.