ORG.oclc.z39
Class AttributeDescription

java.lang.Object
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  +--ORG.oclc.z39.AttributeDescription

public class AttributeDescription

extends Object

AttributeDescription is defined in Z39-50-recordSyntax explain. More detailed explanations of various parameters can be obtained in the Z39-50 documentation.

Field Summary

String	description Description of the attribute.
int[]	equivalents Set of values from other AttributeDescriptions that are equivalent.
String	name Name of the attribute.
int	value Value of the attribute.

Constructor Summary

AttributeDescription(DataDir t)
Construct an AttributeDescription from the DataDir.

AttributeDescription(String name, int value)
Construct an AttributeDescription with the specified name and value.

Method Summary

DataDir	toDataDir() Builds a DataDir of the AttributeDescription.
String	toString() Builds a String describing the AttributeDescription.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

public String name

Name of the attribute.

description

public String description

Description of the attribute.

value

public int value

Value of the attribute.

equivalents

public int[] equivalents

Set of values from other AttributeDescriptions that are equivalent.

Constructor Detail

AttributeDescription

public AttributeDescription(String name,
                            int value)

Construct an AttributeDescription with the specified name and value.

AttributeDescription

public AttributeDescription(DataDir t)
                     throws InstantiationException

Construct an AttributeDescription from the DataDir.

Throws:

InstantiationException - when the structure of the DataDir does not conform to the standard

Method Detail

toDataDir

public DataDir toDataDir()

Builds a DataDir of the AttributeDescription.

toString

public String toString()

Builds a String describing the AttributeDescription.

Overrides:

toString in class Object