class Attribute
extends anvil.lang.object

This class represents an attribute associated with a named object.

Constructor

Attribute(string id, values..)
Attribute(string id, boolean ordered, values..)

Methods

Attribute add(object value)
Adds a new value to the attribute
Attribute add(int index, object value)
Adds an attribute value to the ordered list of attribute values

Parameters	`index -` The index in the ordered list of attribute values to add the new value. `0 <= ix <= size()`.
Returns	this

Attribute clear()

Removes all values from this attribute.

Returns

this

boolean contains(object value)

Determines whether a value is in the attribute.

Returns true if value is one of this attribute's values; false otherwise.

object get()
Retrieves one of this attribute's values.
object get(int index)
Retrieves the attribute value from the ordered list of attribute value

Parameters index - The index of the value in the ordered list of attribute values. 0 <= index < size().

iterator getAll()

Retrieves an iterator of the attribute's values.

NamingContext getAttributeDefinition()

Retrieves the attribute's schema definition. An attribute's schema definition contains information such as whether the attribute is multivalued or single-valued, the matching rules to use when comparing the attribiute's values. The information that you can retrieve from an attribute definition is directory-dependent.

NamingContext getAttributeSyntaxDefinition()

Retrieves the syntax definition associated with the attribute. An attribute's syntax definition specifies the format of the attribute's value(s).

string getID()

Retrieves the id of this attribute.

boolean isOrdered()

Determines whether this attribute's values are ordered.

object remove(int index)
Removes an attribute value from the ordered list of attribute values.
object remove(object element)
Removes a specified value from the attribute.

Parameters	`index -` Index to remove `element -` Element to remove
Returns	Removed element, if any

object set(int index, object element)

Sets an attribute value in the ordered list of attribute values.

Parameters	`index -` The index of the value in the ordered list of attribute values. 0 <= index < size(). `element -` Element to set
Returns	Replaced element, if any

int size()

Retrieves the number of values in this attribute.

Operators

Returns true if this attribute has values.

Returns the number of values in this attribute.

Retrieves the value at given index.

Deletes the value at given index.

Checks if given value is contained in this attribute.

Returns iterator of values in this attribute.