Package org.apache.pivot.xml

Class Element.ElementDictionary

java.lang.Object

org.apache.pivot.xml.Element.ElementDictionary

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Enclosing class:

Element

public final class Element.ElementDictionary
extends java.lang.Object
implements Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Dictionary representing the attributes declared by this element.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.apache.pivot.collections.Dictionary

Dictionary.Pair<K,V>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	containsKey(java.lang.String attributeName)	Tests for the existence of an attribute.
java.lang.String	get(java.lang.String attributeName)	Returns an attribute value.
java.lang.String	put(java.lang.String attributeName, java.lang.String value)	Sets an attribute value.
java.lang.String	remove(java.lang.String attributeName)	Removes an attribute.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.pivot.collections.Dictionary

containsAny, copy, getBoolean, getBoolean, getColor, getFirst, getFont, getInt, getInt, getString, getString, putAll

Method Detail

get

public java.lang.String get(java.lang.String attributeName)

Returns an attribute value.

Specified by:

get in interface Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

attributeName - Name of the attribute whose value we are interested in.

Returns:

The value associated with the given attribute, or null

put

public java.lang.String put(java.lang.String attributeName,
                            java.lang.String value)

Sets an attribute value.

Specified by:

put in interface Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

attributeName - The attribute to set the new value for.

value - New value for this attribute.

Returns:

The value previously associated with the given attribute, or null if the attribute did not previously exist.

remove

public java.lang.String remove(java.lang.String attributeName)

Removes an attribute.

Specified by:

remove in interface Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

attributeName - Name of the attribute to remove.

Returns:

The value previously associated with the given attribute, or null if the attribute did not exist.

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.String attributeName)

Tests for the existence of an attribute.

Specified by:

containsKey in interface Dictionary<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>

Parameters:

attributeName - Name of the attribute to test for.

Returns:

true if this element defines the given attribute; false otherwise.