org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository
Interface BaseAttributeContract

All Superinterfaces:

Identifiable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseAttribute, BaseAttribute.Builder

public interface BaseAttributeContract
extends Identifiable

Base interface intended for extension by other AttributeContract interfaces

This contains the common fields shared by all KRMS attributes.

Author:

Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

Method Summary

KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract	getAttributeDefinition() Returns a KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract.
String	getAttributeDefinitionId() Returns the id of the attribute definition.
String	getValue() Returns the value of the attribute

Methods inherited from interface org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable

getId

Method Detail

getAttributeDefinitionId

String getAttributeDefinitionId()

Returns the id of the attribute definition.

The attribute definition contains metadata about the attribute. This is a required field and may not be null or blank. Many attribute instances may share the same attribute definition.

Returns:

the attribute definition id

getValue

String getValue()

Returns the value of the attribute

Returns:

the value of the attribute

getAttributeDefinition

KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract getAttributeDefinition()

Returns a KrmsAttributeDefinitionContract.

This is the object referred to by the attributeDefinitionId. The full object is also kept here for performance purposes. This is because the name of the attribute is referenced often for resolving name / value attribute pairs.

Returns:

the attribute definition