org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.core
Interface IStructure

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.IPropertySet

All Known Implementing Classes:

Action, AggregationArgument, CachedMetaData, ColumnHint, ComputedColumn, ConfigVariable, CustomColor, DataSetParameter, DateFormatValue, DateTimeFormatValue, DimensionCondition, DimensionJoinCondition, EmbeddedImage, ExtendedProperty, FilterCondition, FormatValue, HideRule, HighlightRule, IncludedCssStyleSheet, IncludedLibrary, IncludeScript, JoinCondition, LevelAttribute, MapRule, NumberFormatValue, OdaDataSetParameter, OdaDesignerState, OdaLevelAttribute, OdaResultSetColumn, ParamBinding, ParameterFormatValue, PropertyBinding, PropertyMask, org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.PropertyStructure, org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.ReferencableStructure, ResultSetColumn, Rule, ScriptLib, SearchKey, SelectionChoice, SortKey, StringFormatValue, org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.Structure, StyleRule, TimeFormatValue, TOC, UserPropertyDefn

public interface IStructure
extends org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.IPropertySet

Interface for objects that appear in a property list. Provides methods for generically accessing or updating object members, and provides a meta-data definition for the object. This interface allows an object to participate in the generic property type, command and related mechanisms.

Method Summary

IStructure	copy() Creates a deep copy of this structure.
IStructureDefn	getDefn() Returns the structure definition from the meta-data dictionary.
java.lang.Object	getLocalProperty(org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.Module module, org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.PropertyDefn propDefn) Deprecated. by getProperty(Module, String)
java.lang.Object	getProperty(org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.Module module, java.lang.String propName) Gets the locale value of a property.
java.lang.String	getStructName() Returns the name of the structure definition.
boolean	isDesignTime() Justifies whether the structure is generated in design time or not.
boolean	isReferencable() Justifies whether the structure can be referred by other design elements.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.IPropertySet

getObjectDefn, getProperty, setProperty

Method Detail

getStructName

java.lang.String getStructName()

Returns the name of the structure definition. The name is the one used to define the structure in the meta-data dictionary.

Returns:

the internal name of the structure a defined in the meta-data dictionary.

copy

IStructure copy()

Creates a deep copy of this structure.

Returns:

a copy of this structure.

getDefn

IStructureDefn getDefn()

Returns the structure definition from the meta-data dictionary.

Returns:

the structure definition

getLocalProperty

java.lang.Object getLocalProperty(org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.Module module,
                                  org.eclipse.birt.report.model.metadata.PropertyDefn propDefn)

Deprecated. by getProperty(Module, String)

Gets the locale value of a property.

Parameters:

module - the module

propDefn - definition of the property to get

Returns:

value of the item as an object, or null if the item is not set locally or is not found.

getProperty

java.lang.Object getProperty(org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.Module module,
                             java.lang.String propName)

Gets the locale value of a property.

Parameters:

module - the module

propName - the name of the property definition

Returns:

value of the item as an object, or null if the item is not set locally or is not found.

isReferencable

boolean isReferencable()

Justifies whether the structure can be referred by other design elements.

Returns:

true if the structure is referencable, otherwise false

isDesignTime

boolean isDesignTime()

Justifies whether the structure is generated in design time or not.

Returns: