AttributeDefinition

All Superinterfaces:

Nameable

All Known Implementing Classes:

EcmAttributeDefinition
```
public interface AttributeDefinition
extends Nameable
```
Definition of an object that can be used to retrieve all the necessary information about an attribute.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`getClazz()`
`int`	`getMaxLength()`
`int`	`getMaxTableLength()`
`int`	`getMinLength()`
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Returns "a name" of an object.
`AttributeShowability`	`getRecordShowable()`
`AttributeShowability`	`getShowable()`
`java.lang.String`	`getTableName()`
`AttributeShowability`	`getTableShowable()`
`java.lang.String`	`getTitle()`
`java.lang.String`	`getType()`
`boolean`	`isEditable()`
`boolean`	`isExportable()`
`boolean`	`isFilterable()`
`boolean`	`isNative()`
`boolean`	`isNullable()`
`boolean`	`isRecordEditable()`
`boolean`	`isRecordShowable()`
`boolean`	`isRepeating()`
`boolean`	`isShowable()`
`boolean`	`isSummable()`
`boolean`	`isTableEditable()`
`boolean`	`isTableShowable()`
`boolean`	`isTrimmed()`
`boolean`	`isValueHidden()`
`void`	`setEditable(boolean editable)`
`void`	`setExportable(boolean exportable)`
`void`	`setFilterable(boolean filterable)`
`void`	`setNullable(boolean nullable)`
`void`	`setRecordEditable(boolean recordEditable)`
`void`	`setRecordShowable(AttributeShowability recordShowable)`
`void`	`setShowable(AttributeShowability showable)`
`void`	`setSummable(boolean summable)`
`void`	`setTableEditable(boolean tableEditable)`
`void`	`setTableShowable(AttributeShowability tableShowable)`

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: Nameable
    
    Returns "a name" of an object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Nameable
    
    Returns:
    
    Name of a attribute
  - getTableName
```
java.lang.String getTableName()
```
    Returns:
    
    Name of a source (persistence level) column
  - getType
```
java.lang.String getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    Type of a attribute
  - getTitle
```
java.lang.String getTitle()
```
    Returns:
    
    Language-properties key of a title attribute
  - getClazz
```
java.lang.Class<?> getClazz()
```
    Returns:
    
    Type of a attribute as Class object
  - isNative
```
boolean isNative()
```
    Returns:
    
    Does this column belong to an entity, or is an additional data from a related entity
  - isNullable
```
boolean isNullable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Can this attribute have NULL content
  - setNullable
```
void setNullable(boolean nullable)
```
  - getShowable
```
AttributeShowability getShowable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Can this attribute be shown (at all)
  - setShowable
```
void setShowable(AttributeShowability showable)
```
  - getTableShowable
```
AttributeShowability getTableShowable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Can this attribute be shown in a datagrid
  - setTableShowable
```
void setTableShowable(AttributeShowability tableShowable)
```
  - getRecordShowable
```
AttributeShowability getRecordShowable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Can this attribute be shown in a record form
  - setRecordShowable
```
void setRecordShowable(AttributeShowability recordShowable)
```
  - isShowable
```
boolean isShowable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Is this attribute showable (at all, in datagrid, in record form)
  - isTableShowable
```
boolean isTableShowable()
```
  - isRecordShowable
```
boolean isRecordShowable()
```
  - isEditable
```
boolean isEditable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Is attribute editable (at all)
  - setEditable
```
void setEditable(boolean editable)
```
  - isExportable
```
boolean isExportable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Is attribute exportable
  - setExportable
```
void setExportable(boolean exportable)
```
  - isTableEditable
```
boolean isTableEditable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Is attribute editable in a datagrid
  - setTableEditable
```
void setTableEditable(boolean tableEditable)
```
  - isRecordEditable
```
boolean isRecordEditable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Is column attribute in a record form
  - setRecordEditable
```
void setRecordEditable(boolean recordEditable)
```
  - isSummable
```
boolean isSummable()
```
    Returns:
    
    Should this attribute have a sum?
  - setSummable
```
void setSummable(boolean summable)
```
  - getMinLength
```
int getMinLength()
```
  - getMaxLength
```
int getMaxLength()
```
  - getMaxTableLength
```
int getMaxTableLength()
```
  - isTrimmed
```
boolean isTrimmed()
```
    Returns:
    
    Should a value of this attribute be trimmed?
  - isValueHidden
```
boolean isValueHidden()
```
    Returns:
    
    Should a value of this attribute be shown with secret/hidden characters (for example, a password)?
  - isRepeating
```
boolean isRepeating()
```
    Returns:
    
    Does attribute represent a collection of data (of the same type)
  - isFilterable
```
boolean isFilterable()
```
  - setFilterable
```
void setFilterable(boolean filterable)
```

Interface AttributeDefinition

Method Summary

Method Detail

getName

getTableName

getType

getTitle

getClazz

isNative

isNullable

setNullable

getShowable

setShowable

getTableShowable

setTableShowable

getRecordShowable

setRecordShowable

isShowable

isTableShowable

isRecordShowable

isEditable

setEditable

isExportable

setExportable

isTableEditable

setTableEditable

isRecordEditable

setRecordEditable

isSummable

setSummable

getMinLength

getMaxLength

getMaxTableLength

isTrimmed

isValueHidden

isRepeating

isFilterable

setFilterable