Class Database.Entry

java.lang.Object

edu.uky.cs.nil.tt.Database.Entry

All Implemented Interfaces:

Named

Direct Known Subclasses:

Database.Listable

Enclosing class:

Database

public static class Database.Entry
extends Object
implements Named

A database entry represents an individual elements in the database, including its meta-data, such as its title and description.

Author:

Stephen G. Ware

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Entry(Database.Entry other)	Constructs a database entry that copies the meta-data of an existing database entry.
Entry(String name)	Constructs a database entry from only a name.
Entry(String name, String title, String description)	Constructs a database entry with the given meta-data.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDescription()	Returns this entry's description, which is a longer explanation of what this entity provides meant to help human users decide if they are interested in this entity.
String	getName()	Returns this object's unique name that distinguishes it from other objects of the same type in the same context.
String	getTitle()	Returns this entry's title, which is a short name meant to be reader by human users.
protected void	setDescription(String description)	Sets the description of this entry.
protected void	setTitle(String title)	Sets the title of this entry.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Entry

public Entry(String name,
 String title,
 String description)

Constructs a database entry with the given meta-data.

Parameters:

name - the system name for this entry

title - the title for the entry that will be shown to users

description - the longer description of the entry that will be shown to users

Entry

public Entry(String name)

Constructs a database entry from only a name.

Parameters:

name - system name for this entry

Entry

public Entry(Database.Entry other)

Constructs a database entry that copies the meta-data of an existing database entry.

Parameters:

other - another database entry whose meta-data will be copied

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Named

Returns this object's unique name that distinguishes it from other objects of the same type in the same context.

Specified by:

getName in interface Named

Returns:

the object's unique name

getTitle

public String getTitle()

Returns this entry's title, which is a short name meant to be reader by human users.

Returns:

the title

setTitle

protected void setTitle(String title)

Sets the title of this entry.

Parameters:

title - the new title

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns this entry's description, which is a longer explanation of what this entity provides meant to help human users decide if they are interested in this entity.

Returns:

the description

setDescription

protected void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description of this entry.

Parameters:

description - the new description