nesstar.api.faster
Class Dimension

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      nesstar.rdf.RDFObject
          nesstar.api.faster.Dimension

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable, RDFObj

public class Dimension
extends RDFObject

Field Summary

static String

CLASS_ID

Fields inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

COLSEP, IS_GETTER, IS_PART, IS_PART_OF, WRITE_OP

Constructor Summary

Dimension(RDFDB db, URL id)
Create an object with the indicated id in the indicated db

Method Summary

void	clear() Clear all properties of this object
RDFRef	get_cube()
String	get_isTime()
RDFRef	get_ranges()
String	get_rank()
RDFRef	get_variable()
static Vector	getAllInstances()
static Vector	getAllInstances(RDFDB db)
Cube	getCube()
static FeatureDescriptor	getDescriptor(String featureName) get the descriptor for a feature of the class, either method or attribute Note: the methods' feature are still not implemented
static Collection	getGetterMethods()
static Dimension	getInstance(RDFDB db, URL id) If an object of type Dimension with the indicated id exists in the db returns it otherwise create a new object in the db and returns it
static Dimension	getInstance(String rdf)
Boolean	getIsTime()
static Collection	getPartsDescriptor()
List	getRanges()
String	getRank()
Variable	getVariable()
void	initialised() Notify that the object has been created and its properties setup for the first time.
static void	listenForNewObj(NewObjListener listener) Register to be notified when new objects are added.
static Dimension	newInstance(RDFDB db) Create a new object of this type with a locally unique id and returns it
static Dimension	retrieve(URL id) If an object of type Dimension with the indicated id has already being retrieved from the network returns it otherwise retrieve it together with its class information (methods, properties, etc.)
void	set_cube(RDFRef cube)
void	set_isTime(String isTime)
void	set_ranges(RDFRef ranges)
void	set_rank(String rank)
void	set_variable(RDFRef variable)
void	setCube(Cube cube)
void	setIsTime(Boolean isTime)
void	setRanges(List ranges)
void	setRank(String rank)
void	setVariable(Variable variable)

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

AddProperty, AddStringProperty, chkFinal, compareTo, dbg, equals, err, err, get_comment, get_creationDate, get_label, get, getAccessCondition, getBinding, getBindings, getBookmarkLabel, getCollectionURL, getComment, getCreationDate, getDB, getDescriptor, getDomain, getID, getInitialisedProperties, getInternalID, getLabel, getLastClear, getPartsDescriptor, getPartsDescriptor, getPath, getProperties, 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, toString, 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

Constructor Detail

Dimension

public Dimension(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

set_variable

public void set_variable(RDFRef variable)

Parameters:

variable -

setVariable

public void setVariable(Variable variable)
                 throws Exception

Parameters:

variable -

Throws:

Exception

set_cube

public void set_cube(RDFRef cube)

Parameters:

cube -

setCube

public void setCube(Cube cube)
             throws Exception

Parameters:

cube -

Throws:

Exception

set_ranges

public void set_ranges(RDFRef ranges)

Parameters:

ranges -

setRanges

public void setRanges(List ranges)
               throws Exception

Parameters:

ranges -

Throws:

Exception

setIsTime

public void setIsTime(Boolean isTime)

Parameters:

isTime -

set_isTime

public void set_isTime(String isTime)

Parameters:

isTime -

setRank

public void setRank(String rank)

Parameters:

rank -

This property stores the contents of the DDI field:

<codeBook><dataDscr><nCube><timeDmns rank>, <codeBook><dataDscr><nCube><dmns rank>

set_rank

public void set_rank(String rank)

Parameters:

rank -

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 Dimension getInstance(RDFDB db,
                                    URL id)
                             throws Exception

If an object of type Dimension 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 Server with the indicated id and existing in the indicated db

Throws:

Exception

getInstance

public static Dimension 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

get_variable

public RDFRef get_variable()
                    throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getVariable

public Variable getVariable()

Returns:

get_cube

public RDFRef get_cube()
                throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getCube

public Cube getCube()

Returns:

get_ranges

public RDFRef get_ranges()
                  throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getRanges

public List getRanges()
               throws Exception

Returns:

Throws:

Exception

getIsTime

public Boolean getIsTime()

get_isTime

public String get_isTime()
                  throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getRank

public String getRank()

This property stores the contents of the DDI field:

<codeBook><dataDscr><nCube><timeDmns rank>, <codeBook><dataDscr><nCube><dmns rank>

get_rank

public String get_rank()
                throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getDescriptor

public static FeatureDescriptor getDescriptor(String featureName)

get the descriptor for a feature of the class, either method or attribute Note: the methods' feature are still not implemented

Parameters:

featureName -

getPartsDescriptor

public static Collection getPartsDescriptor()

Returns:

the descriptor of the attribute that are part of the class

getGetterMethods

public static Collection getGetterMethods()

Returns:

the descriptor of the attribute that are part of the class

newInstance

public static Dimension newInstance(RDFDB db)
                             throws Exception

Create a new object of this type with a locally unique id and returns it

Parameters:

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

Returns:

an object of this type

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 has been created and its properties setup for the first time. This is NOT called when the object is simply reloaded.

Overrides:

initialised in class RDFObject

retrieve

public static Dimension retrieve(URL id)
                          throws Exception

If an object of type Dimension 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 Dimension with the indicated id

Throws:

Exception

clear

public void clear()

Description copied from class: RDFObject

Clear all properties of this object

Overrides:

clear in class RDFObject