nesstar.api.faster
Class SimpleVariable

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable, RDFObj

Direct Known Subclasses:

Variable

public class SimpleVariable
extends RDFObject

a simple variable with a reduced set of property

Author:

mgerardi

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

SimpleVariable(RDFDB db, URL id)

Method Summary

void	clear() Clear all properties of this object
String	get_concept()
String	get_notes()
String	get_questionText()
RDFRef	get_section()
RDFRef	get_study()
static Vector	getAllInstances()
static Vector	getAllInstances(RDFDB db)
String[]	getConcept()
String	getConceptAsString()
static FeatureDescriptor	getDescriptor(String featureName)
static Collection	getGetterMethods()
static SimpleVariable	getInstance(RDFDB db, URL id)
static SimpleVariable	getInstance(String rdf)
String	getNotes()
static Collection	getPartsDescriptor()
String	getQuestionText()
Section	getSection()
Study	getStudy()
void	initialised() Method
static void	listenForNewObj(NewObjListener listener)
static SimpleVariable	newInstance(RDFDB db)
static SimpleVariable	retrieve(URL id)
void	set_concept(String concept)
void	set_notes(String notes)
void	set_questionText(String questionText)
void	set_section(RDFRef section)
void	set_study(RDFRef study)
void	set(RDFProperty rdfproperty, Object obj) Method
void	setConcept(String[] concept) List of Concepts.
void	setNotes(String notes)
void	setQuestionText(String questionText)
void	setSection(Section section)
void	setStudy(Study study)

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, 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

SimpleVariable

public SimpleVariable(RDFDB db,
                      URL id)
               throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

Method Detail

getAllInstances

public static Vector getAllInstances(RDFDB db)
                              throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getAllInstances

public static Vector getAllInstances()
                              throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getInstance

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

Throws:

Exception

getInstance

public static SimpleVariable getInstance(String rdf)
                                  throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getDescriptor

public static FeatureDescriptor getDescriptor(String featureName)

getPartsDescriptor

public static Collection getPartsDescriptor()

getGetterMethods

public static Collection getGetterMethods()

newInstance

public static SimpleVariable newInstance(RDFDB db)
                                  throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

listenForNewObj

public static void listenForNewObj(NewObjListener listener)

initialised

public void initialised()

Description copied from class: RDFObject

Method

Overrides:

initialised in class RDFObject

retrieve

public static SimpleVariable retrieve(URL id)
                               throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

clear

public void clear()

Description copied from class: RDFObject

Clear all properties of this object

Overrides:

clear in class RDFObject

set_section

public void set_section(RDFRef section)

setSection

public void setSection(Section section)
                throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

get_section

public RDFRef get_section()
                   throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getSection

public Section getSection()

set_study

public void set_study(RDFRef study)

setStudy

public void setStudy(Study study)
              throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

get_study

public RDFRef get_study()
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

getStudy

public Study getStudy()

setConcept

public void setConcept(String[] concept)

List of Concepts. The general subject to which this variable may be seen as pertaining.

Parameters:

concept -

This property stores the contents of the DDI field:

<codeBook><dataDscr><var><concept>

set_concept

public void set_concept(String concept)

getConcept

public String[] getConcept()

getConceptAsString

public String getConceptAsString()

get_concept

public String get_concept()
                   throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

setNotes

public void setNotes(String notes)

set_notes

public void set_notes(String notes)

getNotes

public String getNotes()

get_notes

public String get_notes()
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

setQuestionText

public void setQuestionText(String questionText)

set_questionText

public void set_questionText(String questionText)

getQuestionText

public String getQuestionText()

get_questionText

public String get_questionText()
                        throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

set

public void set(RDFProperty rdfproperty,
                Object obj)

Description copied from class: RDFObject

Method

Specified by:

set in interface RDFObj

Overrides:

set in class RDFObject