com.baan.b3.boi1.metadata
Interface IPrimalMemberMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

IMemberMetadata

public interface IPrimalMemberMetadata

extends IMemberMetadata

Describes a primal member of a BusinessObject.

Version:

Build Nr 61, file version \\main\\3, 15:09:07 24-07-2006 UTC

See Also:

IBusinessObjectMetadata

Fields inherited from interface com.baan.b3.boi1.metadata.IMemberMetadata

INFINITE_CARDINALITY

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getValueToString(java.lang.Object p_instance) Retrieves the value of this member for a specified Business Object.
void	setValueFromString(java.lang.Object p_instance, java.lang.Object p_value) Sets the value of this member for a specified Business Object.

Methods inherited from interface com.baan.b3.boi1.metadata.IMemberMetadata

getCardinalityMax, getCardinalityMin, getDescription, getName, getType, getValue, isAttribute, isReadOnly, setValue

Method Detail

getValueToString

public java.lang.Object getValueToString(java.lang.Object p_instance)
                                  throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Retrieves the value of this member for a specified Business Object.
Preconditions: p_instance is in a valid state
Threading policy: Unsafe

Parameters:

p_instance - the Business Object for which this member should be queried

Returns:

the value of this member for p_instance, or null if it is not defined. Values are returned as java.lang.Strings. Values for members with a maximum cardinality greater than 1 are returned as an array of strings (this array may be empty)

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if p_instance is null or not of the right Business Object type.

setValueFromString

public void setValueFromString(java.lang.Object p_instance,
                               java.lang.Object p_value)
                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Sets the value of this member for a specified Business Object.
Preconditions: p_instance is in a valid state
Postconditions: p_instance's member (described by this metadata object) has been set to the specified value
Threading policy: Unsafe

Parameters:

p_instance - the Business Object for which this member should be set

p_value - the value to set for this member in p_instance. null can be used to indicate the absence of an optional member. Values should be passed using java.lang.Strings. Values for members with a maximum cardinality greater than 1 are passed as an array of strings (the array may be empty).

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if p_instance is null or either argument is of the wrong type