gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta
Interface AttributeContext

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable, SourceElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeContextImpl

public interface AttributeContext

extends Comparable, SourceElement

Represents information attributes of a Source and code within a StringAttribute.

Following is a UML Class diagram showing the neighborhood around AttributeContext

Author:

Brian Carlsen, Deborah Shapiro

See Also:

StringAttribute

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.SourceElement

SourceElement.BySourceComparator, SourceElement.BySourceRestrictor

Method Summary

void	addAttributeValue(AttributeValue av) Adds the specified AttributeValue.
void	clearAttributeValues() Removes all AttributeValues.
Atom	getAtom() Returns the Atom for this AttributeContext.
AttributeValue[]	getAttributeValues() Returns all AttributeValues.
List	getAttributeValuesAsList() Returns all AttributeValues as a List.
String	getKeyFields() Returns a String key which can be used by equals, compareTo, and hashCode methods.
SourceIdentifierType	getSourceIdentifierType() Returns the SourceIdentifierType for this AttributeContext.
StringAttribute	getStringAttribute() Returns the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext.
void	removeAttributeValue(AttributeValue av) Removes the specified AttributeValue.
void	setAtom(Atom string_source) Sets the Atom for this AttributeContext.
void	setAttributeValues(AttributeValue[] avs) Replaces the AttributeValues with the ones in the specified array.
void	setAttributeValues(List avs) Replaces the AttributeValues with the ones in the specified List.
void	setSourceIdentifierType(SourceIdentifierType source_id_type) Sets the SourceIdentifierType for this AttributeContext.
void	setStringAttribute(StringAttribute sa) Sets the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.SourceElement

getSource, setSource

Method Detail

getStringAttribute

public StringAttribute getStringAttribute()

Returns the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext.

Returns:

the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext

setStringAttribute

public void setStringAttribute(StringAttribute sa)

Sets the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext.

Parameters:

sa - the StringAttribute that holds this AttributeContext

getAtom

public Atom getAtom()

Returns the Atom for this AttributeContext.

Returns:

Atom

setAtom

public void setAtom(Atom string_source)

Sets the Atom for this AttributeContext.

Parameters:

string_source - Atom

getSourceIdentifierType

public SourceIdentifierType getSourceIdentifierType()

Returns the SourceIdentifierType for this AttributeContext.

Returns:

SourceIdentifierType

setSourceIdentifierType

public void setSourceIdentifierType(SourceIdentifierType source_id_type)

Sets the SourceIdentifierType for this AttributeContext.

Parameters:

source_id_type - SourceIdentifierType

getAttributeValues

public AttributeValue[] getAttributeValues()

Returns all AttributeValues.

Returns:

a array of AttributeValues

getAttributeValuesAsList

public List getAttributeValuesAsList()

Returns all AttributeValues as a List.

Returns:

a List of AttributeValues

addAttributeValue

public void addAttributeValue(AttributeValue av)

Adds the specified AttributeValue.

Parameters:

av - the AttributeValue to be added

removeAttributeValue

public void removeAttributeValue(AttributeValue av)

Removes the specified AttributeValue.

Parameters:

av - the AttributeValue to be removed

clearAttributeValues

public void clearAttributeValues()

Removes all AttributeValues.

setAttributeValues

public void setAttributeValues(AttributeValue[] avs)

Replaces the AttributeValues with the ones in the specified array.

Parameters:

avs - a AttributeValue[]

setAttributeValues

public void setAttributeValues(List avs)

Replaces the AttributeValues with the ones in the specified List.

Parameters:

avs - a List of AttributeValues

getKeyFields

public String getKeyFields()

Returns a String key which can be used by equals, compareTo, and hashCode methods.

Returns:

a String composed from key AttributeContext fields