javax.cim
Class CIMQualifier

java.lang.Object
  javax.cim.CIMElement
      javax.cim.CIMTypedElement
          javax.cim.CIMValuedElement
              javax.cim.CIMQualifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class CIMQualifier
extends CIMValuedElement
implements java.io.Serializable

The CIMQualifier class wraps a CIM qualifier. A qualifier provides additional information about classes, associations, indications, methods, parameters, properties, and/or references. A CIMQualifier must have a CIM Qualifier Type. A qualifier and its qualifier type must have the same name and dataType. CIM Qualifiers can only be applied to elements that are allowed by the scope defined by the CIM Qualifier Type. CIM Qualifiers are defined in the CIM Infrastructure Specification. The specification is available from the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) at http://dmtf.org/.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CIMQualifier(java.lang.String pName, CIMDataType pType, java.lang.Object pValue, int pFlavor)
Constructs a CIM qualifier with the specified name, type, value, and flavors.

CIMQualifier(java.lang.String pName, CIMDataType pType, java.lang.Object pValue, int pFlavor, boolean pIsPropagated)
Constructs a CIM qualifier with the specified name, type, value, and flavors.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object pObj) Compares this object against the specified object.
int	getFlavor() Returns the CIM flavors for this CIM qualifier.
boolean	isPropagated() Determines if this qualifier is propagated.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation of the CIMQualifier.

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMValuedElement

getValue

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMTypedElement

getDataType

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMElement

compareTo, getName, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CIMQualifier

public CIMQualifier(java.lang.String pName,
                    CIMDataType pType,
                    java.lang.Object pValue,
                    int pFlavor)

Constructs a CIM qualifier with the specified name, type, value, and flavors.

Parameters:

pName - - The name of the qualifier.

pType - - The data type of the qualifier.

pValue - - The value of the qualifier.

pFlavor - - a list of override permissions. Flavors can be overriden from the Qualifier Type definition to either restrict the subclassing of a qualifier or to allow it. For the list of CIM Flavors see the CIMFlavor class.

CIMQualifier

public CIMQualifier(java.lang.String pName,
                    CIMDataType pType,
                    java.lang.Object pValue,
                    int pFlavor,
                    boolean pIsPropagated)

Constructs a CIM qualifier with the specified name, type, value, and flavors.

Parameters:

pName - - The name of the qualifier.

pType - - The data type of the qualifier.

pValue - - The value of the qualifier.

pFlavor - - a list of override permissions. Flavors can be overriden from the Qualifier Type definition to either restrict the subclassing of a qualifier or to allow it. For the list of CIM Flavors see the CIMFlavor class.

pIsPropagated - -

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object pObj)

Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a CIMScope object that represents the same value as this object.

Overrides:

equals in class CIMValuedElement

Parameters:

pObj - - the object to compare.

Returns:

true if the input qualifier is equal, otherwise false.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

isPropagated

public boolean isPropagated()

Determines if this qualifier is propagated. If the qualifier was inherited, this value will be true. If the qualifier was applied to the element directly, this value will be false.

Returns:

true if this property is propagated; false otherwise.

getFlavor

public int getFlavor()

Returns the CIM flavors for this CIM qualifier.

Returns:

A BitSet of CIM flavors in this CIM qualifier.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the CIMQualifier. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

toString in class CIMValuedElement

Returns:

A string representation of this qualifier.

See Also:

Object.toString()