Property

All Known Implementing Classes:: StaticProperty

public interface Property

This interface defines a typed property.

Author:: Mark Woon

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getDescription()`	Description of property, used e.g.
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Returns the Id for this property.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of property, used e.g.
`PropertyType`	`getType()`	Returns the data type for this property.
`boolean`	`isCollection()`	Gets whether this property has accepts values.

Method Details
- getId
  
  java.lang.String getId()
  
  Returns the Id for this property. Ids must be unique.
  
  Returns:
  
  the id for this property.
- getName
  
  java.lang.String getName()
  
  Returns the name of property, used e.g. as row header in the properties table.
  
  Returns:
  
  the name.
- getDescription
  
  java.lang.String getDescription()
  
  Description of property, used e.g. as tooltip text when mousing over the properties table. Descriptions are optional.
  
  Returns:
  
  description. May return null.
- getType
  
  PropertyType getType()
  
  Returns the data type for this property.
  
  Returns:
  
  the data property type.
- isCollection
  
  boolean isCollection()
  
  Gets whether this property has accepts values.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if this property accepts values.