nesstar.api
Class Method

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      nesstar.rdf.RDFObject
          nesstar.rdf.RDFClass
              nesstar.rdf.NSMethod
                  nesstar.api.Method

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable, Type, RDFObj

public class Method
extends NSMethod

A Method

Code automatically generated from APIMaker on Mon Dec 18 14:33:33 GMT+00:00 2000

Created:

26 April 2002

Field Summary

static String

CLASS_ID param

Fields inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

COLSEP, IS_GETTER, IS_PART, IS_PART_OF, WRITE_OP

Fields inherited from interface nesstar.api.Type

GET_FORM, NO_FORM, POST_DATA_FORM, POST_FORM

Constructor Summary

Method(RDFDB db, URL id)

Create an object with the indicated id in the indicated db

Method Summary

Bookmark	Cancel() Cancel the execution of the method.
Bookmark	Execute() Execute the method.
static Vector	getAllInstances()
static Vector	getAllInstances(RDFDB db)
static Method	getInstance(RDFDB db, URL id) If an object of type Method with the indicated id exists in the db returns it otherwise create a new object in the db and returns it
static Method	getInstance(String rdf)
void	initialised() Notify that the object properties has been updated BUG: not just when the object has been created
static void	listenForNewObj(NewObjListener listener) Register to be notified when new objects are added.
static Method	retrieve(URL id) If an object of type Method with the indicated id has already being retrieved from the network returns it otherwise retrieve it together with its class information (methods, properties, etc.)

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.NSMethod

getId, getParameters

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFClass

getAllMethods, getAllProperties, getDefaultValue, getFormType, getJavaSimpleType, getJavaType, getMethod, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, getRDFClass, getRDFClass, getStringToTypeOp, getSuperClass, getSuperClassRef, getValue, init, isAssignableFrom, isSubclassOf, needsFormType, toString

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

AddProperty, AddStringProperty, chkFinal, clear, compareTo, dbg, equals, err, err, get_comment, get_creationDate, get_label, get, getAccessCondition, getBinding, getBindings, getBookmarkLabel, getCollectionURL, getComment, getCreationDate, getDB, getDescriptor, getDescriptor, getDomain, getGetterMethods, getID, getInitialisedProperties, getInternalID, getLabel, getLastClear, getPartsDescriptor, getPartsDescriptor, getPartsDescriptor, getPath, GetProperties, GetProperty, GetPropertyStatement, GetPropertyStatements, getRange, getRangeType, getRef, getRef, getServer, getShortId, getShortID, getStatementHome, GetStringProperties, GetStringProperty, getTimeoutInSecs, getType, init, init, isComplete, isLocal, isMeta, isStale, loaded, neededCollectionReload, neededReload, neededReload, neededReload, neededReload, needsReload, reload, remove, set_comment, set_complete, set_creationDate, set_label, set, setComment, setComplete, setCreationDate, setDB, setHardOrSoft, setID, setLabel, setLastClear, SetProperty, setServer, SetStringProperty, setTimeoutInSecs, setTimestamp, setType, setTypeID, stale, toRDF, toRDFWrapped, update

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CLASS_ID

public static String CLASS_ID

param

Constructor Detail

Method

public Method(RDFDB db,
              URL id)
       throws Exception

Create an object with the indicated id in the indicated db

Parameters:

db - the db where the object is to be created

id - the id of the object to create

Throws:

Exception

Method Detail

getAllInstances

public static Vector getAllInstances(RDFDB db)
                              throws Exception

Parameters:

db - the db where the instances are to be found

Returns:

all the instances of this class in the database

Throws:

Exception

getAllInstances

public static Vector getAllInstances()
                              throws Exception

Returns:

get all the instances of this class from the default database

Throws:

Exception

getInstance

public static Method getInstance(RDFDB db,
                                 URL id)
                          throws Exception

If an object of type Method with the indicated id exists in the db returns it otherwise create a new object in the db and returns it

Parameters:

db - the db where the object is to be found or created

id - the id of the object to retrieve or create

Returns:

an object of type Method with the indicated id and existing in the indicated db

Throws:

Exception

getInstance

public static Method getInstance(String rdf)
                          throws Exception

Parameters:

rdf - some rdf code that contains a description of an object of this kind

Returns:

the single instance of this class described in the passed RDF code

Throws:

Exception

listenForNewObj

public static void listenForNewObj(NewObjListener listener)

Register to be notified when new objects are added.

Parameters:

listener - the listener

initialised

public void initialised()

Notify that the object properties has been updated
BUG: not just when the object has been created

Overrides:

initialised in class RDFObject

retrieve

public static Method retrieve(URL id)
                       throws Exception

If an object of type Method with the indicated id has already being retrieved from the network returns it otherwise retrieve it together with its class information (methods, properties, etc.)

Parameters:

id - the id of the object to retrieve

Returns:

an object of type Method with the indicated id

Throws:

Exception

Cancel

public Bookmark Cancel()
                throws Exception

Cancel the execution of the method.

Returns:

the bookmark that implements this operation

Throws:

Exception

Execute

public Bookmark Execute()
                 throws Exception

Execute the method.

Returns:

the bookmark that implements this operation

Throws:

Exception