com.crystaldecisions.sdk.properties
Interface IProperty

public interface IProperty

The IProperty interface is used to retrieve information about a specific property from the Properties collection. This property may be "normal," or it may be a container (For example, a property bag). The isContainer() method can be used to distinguish between normal properties and property bags. If a property is a property bag, the Properties property can be used to retrieve a list of properties that it contains.

Field Summary

static int	ALL For internal use only.
static int	BAG This constant specifies that the property is really a property bag.
static int	BINARY This constant specifies that the property's value is a binary stream.
static int	DELETE This constant specifies that the client wants this property removed.
static int	DIRTY This constant specifies that the property value has changed.
static int	NO_COPY This constant specifies that the property should not be copied during an object copy operation.
static int	PROP_ID_LIST This constant specified that the property is a list of ids generated by a relation.
static int	READ_ONLY This constant specifies that the property is read only.

Method Summary

int	getFlags() Returns the flags or settings applied to a property.
java.lang.Integer	getID() Returns the ID of the property.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns the value of the property.
boolean	isContainer() Returns true if this property contains other properties.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object PropertyValue) Sets the value of the property.

Field Detail

READ_ONLY

public static final int READ_ONLY

This constant specifies that the property is read only. It can be updated but cannot be deleted.

DIRTY

public static final int DIRTY

This constant specifies that the property value has changed. This is flag marks the property as dirty.

BAG

public static final int BAG

This constant specifies that the property is really a property bag.

DELETE

public static final int DELETE

This constant specifies that the client wants this property removed.

NO_COPY

public static final int NO_COPY

This constant specifies that the property should not be copied during an object copy operation.

BINARY

public static final int BINARY

This constant specifies that the property's value is a binary stream.

PROP_ID_LIST

public static final int PROP_ID_LIST

This constant specified that the property is a list of ids generated by a relation.

Note:Map these properties to CUIDs when exporting.

ALL

public static final int ALL

For internal use only.

Method Detail

getFlags

public int getFlags()

Returns the flags or settings applied to a property.

Returns:

An int specifying the flag or settings applied to a property.

getID

public java.lang.Integer getID()

Returns the ID of the property.

Returns:

An Integer containing the ID of the property.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns the value of the property.

Returns:

An Object containing the value of the property. The type that this object can be cast as depends on the property. For example, for properties that specify a boolean value, a Boolean object will be returned. To quickly view the value of the Object, the Object toString() method can be used.

isContainer

public boolean isContainer()

Returns true if this property contains other properties.

Returns:

true if this property contains other properties, false otherwise.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object PropertyValue)

Sets the value of the property.

Parameters:

PropertyValue - An Object containing the value of the property.