javax.cim
Interface CIMQualifiedElementInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:
CIMClass, CIMClassProperty, CIMMethod, CIMParameter, CIMQualifiedElementInterfaceImpl

public interface CIMQualifiedElementInterface

Class CIMQualifiedElementInterface is implemented by all qualified CIMElement.


Method Summary
 CIMQualifier<?> getQualifier(int pIndex)
          Get a qualifier by index.
 CIMQualifier<?> getQualifier(java.lang.String pName)
          Gets a qualifier by name.
 int getQualifierCount()
          Get the number of qualifiers defined for this CIM Element.
 CIMQualifier<?>[] getQualifiers()
          Returns the list of qualifiers for this class.
 java.lang.Object getQualifierValue(java.lang.String pName)
          Gets a qualifier value by name.
 boolean hasQualifier(java.lang.String pName)
          Checks whether the specified qualifier is one of the qualifiers in this CIM element.
 boolean hasQualifierValue(java.lang.String pName, java.lang.Object pValue)
          Checks whether the specified qualifier is one of the qualifiers defined for this property with the specified value.
 

Method Detail

getQualifier

CIMQualifier<?> getQualifier(int pIndex)
Get a qualifier by index.

Parameters:
pIndex - - The index of the qualifier.
Returns:
The Qualifier at index pIndex.

getQualifier

CIMQualifier<?> getQualifier(java.lang.String pName)
Gets a qualifier by name.

Parameters:
pName - - The name of the qualifier to get.
Returns:
null if the qualifier does not exist, otherwise returns the reference to the qualifier.

getQualifierCount

int getQualifierCount()
Get the number of qualifiers defined for this CIM Element.

Returns:
The number of qualifiers.

getQualifiers

CIMQualifier<?>[] getQualifiers()
Returns the list of qualifiers for this class.

Returns:
Qualifiers for this class.

getQualifierValue

java.lang.Object getQualifierValue(java.lang.String pName)
Gets a qualifier value by name.

Parameters:
pName - - The name of the qualifier to get.
Returns:
null if the qualifier does not exist or value is null, otherwise returns the reference to the qualifier.

hasQualifier

boolean hasQualifier(java.lang.String pName)
Checks whether the specified qualifier is one of the qualifiers in this CIM element.

Parameters:
pName - - the name of the qualifier
Returns:
true if the qualifier exists in this CIM element, otherwise false.

hasQualifierValue

boolean hasQualifierValue(java.lang.String pName,
                          java.lang.Object pValue)
Checks whether the specified qualifier is one of the qualifiers defined for this property with the specified value. This method will return false if the qualifier is not applied or if the value does not match.

Parameters:
pName - - the name of the qualifier
pValue - - the value to be tested
Returns:
true if the qualifier exists and has the value, otherwise false.


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