org.joda.property.type
Interface DataMapProperty

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Map, MapProperty, ModelElement, Property, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDataMapProperty

public interface DataMapProperty

extends MapProperty

Interface for a typed updateable map of objects.

Ideally, the keys and values in the map should be immutable. (In fact mutable keys are a really bad idea.) When this is not possible, if you update a key or value which is in the map, the firePropertyValueChanged() method should be called to send out the correct events.

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class org.joda.property.Property

Property.Internal

Method Summary

java.lang.String

toDataString(java.lang.Object key) Get the element at the specified key as a formal string

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.type.MapProperty

getMapKeyType, toMap

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.Property

addPropertyChangeListener, bean, equals, equalsValue, firePropertyChange, getContentName, getContentType, getPropertyName, getPropertyType, hashCode, isModifiable, isNull, isReadOnly, removePropertyChangeListener, set, setModifiable, setReadOnly, toObject, toString

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.ModelElement

getAttribute, getAttributeCount, getAttributeMap, setAttribute

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Method Detail

toDataString

public java.lang.String toDataString(java.lang.Object key)

Get the element at the specified key as a formal string

Parameters:

key - the element to obtain

Returns:

the element as a string