Module is.codion.framework.domain
Package is.codion.framework.domain.entity.attribute

Interface AttributeDefinition<T>

Type Parameters:
T - the underlying type
All Known Subinterfaces:
AuditColumnDefinition<T>, ColumnDefinition<T>, DerivedAttributeDefinition<T>, ForeignKeyDefinition, TransientAttributeDefinition<T>
public interface AttributeDefinition<T>
Defines an Attribute. Factory for AttributeDefinition instances.

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static interface 
    AttributeDefinition.Builder<T,B extends AttributeDefinition.Builder<T,B>>
    Builds a attribute definition instance
    static interface 
    AttributeDefinition.ValueSupplier<T>
    Supplies values, for example default ones.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String>
    DATE_FORMAT
    The default date format pattern to use when showing date values in tables and when creating default date input fields
    Value type: String
    Default value: dd-MM-yyyy [month/day order is locale specific]
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String>
    DATE_TIME_FORMAT
    The default date/time format pattern to use when showing date/time values in tables and when creating default date/time input fields
    Value type: String
    Default value: dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm [month/day order is locale specific]
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<RoundingMode>
    DECIMAL_ROUNDING_MODE
    Specifies the default rounding mode used for decimal property values
    Value type: RoundingMode
    Default value: RoundingMode.HALF_EVEN
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Character>
    DECIMAL_SEPARATOR
    Specifies the default number decimal separator.
    Value type: Character
    Default value: The decimal separator for the default locale
    static final int
    DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS
     
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Character>
    GROUPING_SEPARATOR
    Specifies the default number grouping separator.
    Value type: Character
    Default value: The grouping separator for the default locale
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Integer>
    MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS
    Specifies the default maximum number of fraction digits for double property values
    Note that values are rounded when set.
    Value type: Integer
    Default value: 10
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Boolean>
    NUMBER_FORMAT_GROUPING
    Specifies whether number format grouping is used by default
    Value type: Boolean
    Default value: false
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String>
    TIME_FORMAT
    The default date format pattern to use when showing time values in tables and when creating default time input fields
    Value type: String
    Default value: HH:mm
    static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Boolean>
    USE_LEXICAL_STRING_COMPARATOR
    Specifies whether String values should use a lexical comparator by default
    Value type: Boolean
    Default value: true

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Attribute<T>
    attribute()
    The Attribute this definition is based on, should be unique within an Entity.
    String
    beanProperty()
     
    String
    caption()
     
    Comparator<T>
    comparator()
     
    DateTimeFormatter
    dateTimeFormatter()
    Returns the date time formatter used when presenting and inputting values for this attribute.
    String
    dateTimePattern()
    Returns the date time format pattern used when presenting and inputting values for this attribute.
    RoundingMode
    decimalRoundingMode()
     
    T
    defaultValue()
     
    static Comparator<AttributeDefinition<?>>
    definitionComparator()
    Returns a new Comparator instance for sorting attribute definition instances by caption, or if that is not available, attribute name, ignoring case
    boolean
    derived()
    The value of a derived attribute can not be set, as it's value is derived from other values
    String
    description()
     
    EntityType
    entityType()
     
    Format
    format()
    Returns the Format used when presenting values for this attribute, null if none has been specified.
    boolean
    hasDefaultValue()
     
    boolean
    hidden()
     
    List<is.codion.common.item.Item<T>>
    items()
    Returns the valid items for this attribute or an empty list in case this is not an item based attribute
    int
    maximumFractionDigits()
     
    int
    maximumLength()
     
    Number
    maximumValue()
     
    Number
    minimumValue()
     
    char
    mnemonic()
    Returns the mnemonic associated with this attribute.
    boolean
    nullable()
     
    T
    prepareValue(T value)
    Prepares the value according to the attribute definition, such as rounding to the correct number of fraction digits in case of doubles
    String
    string(T value)
    Returns a string representation of the given value formatted with this attributes format.
    boolean
    validItem(T value)
    Validates the given value against the valid items for this attribute.

  • Field Details

    • DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS

      static final int DEFAULT_MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS
      See Also:

    • MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Integer> MAXIMUM_FRACTION_DIGITS
      Specifies the default maximum number of fraction digits for double property values
      Note that values are rounded when set.
      Value type: Integer
      Default value: 10

    • DECIMAL_ROUNDING_MODE

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<RoundingMode> DECIMAL_ROUNDING_MODE
      Specifies the default rounding mode used for decimal property values
      Value type: RoundingMode
      Default value: RoundingMode.HALF_EVEN
      See Also:

    • TIME_FORMAT

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String> TIME_FORMAT
      The default date format pattern to use when showing time values in tables and when creating default time input fields
      Value type: String
      Default value: HH:mm

    • DATE_TIME_FORMAT

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String> DATE_TIME_FORMAT
      The default date/time format pattern to use when showing date/time values in tables and when creating default date/time input fields
      Value type: String
      Default value: dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm [month/day order is locale specific]

    • DATE_FORMAT

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<String> DATE_FORMAT
      The default date format pattern to use when showing date values in tables and when creating default date input fields
      Value type: String
      Default value: dd-MM-yyyy [month/day order is locale specific]

    • NUMBER_FORMAT_GROUPING

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Boolean> NUMBER_FORMAT_GROUPING
      Specifies whether number format grouping is used by default
      Value type: Boolean
      Default value: false

    • GROUPING_SEPARATOR

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Character> GROUPING_SEPARATOR
      Specifies the default number grouping separator.
      Value type: Character
      Default value: The grouping separator for the default locale

    • DECIMAL_SEPARATOR

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Character> DECIMAL_SEPARATOR
      Specifies the default number decimal separator.
      Value type: Character
      Default value: The decimal separator for the default locale

    • USE_LEXICAL_STRING_COMPARATOR

      static final is.codion.common.property.PropertyValue<Boolean> USE_LEXICAL_STRING_COMPARATOR
      Specifies whether String values should use a lexical comparator by default
      Value type: Boolean
      Default value: true

  • Method Details

    • attribute

      Attribute<T> attribute()
      The Attribute this definition is based on, should be unique within an Entity. By default, the Attribute.name() serves as column name for database columns.
      Returns:
      the attribute this definition is based on

    • entityType

      EntityType entityType()
      Returns:
      the type of the entity this attribute is associated with

    • caption

      String caption()
      Returns:
      the caption

    • description

      String description()
      Returns:
      a String describing this attribute

    • beanProperty

      String beanProperty()
      Returns:
      the bean property name associated with this property

    • prepareValue

      T prepareValue(T value)
      Prepares the value according to the attribute definition, such as rounding to the correct number of fraction digits in case of doubles
      Parameters:
      value - the value to prepare
      Returns:
      the prepared value

    • string

      String string(T value)
      Returns a string representation of the given value formatted with this attributes format. If no format is available Object.toString() is used. By default, null values result in an empty string.
      Parameters:
      value - the value to format.
      Returns:
      the value formatted as a string
      See Also:

    • hasDefaultValue

      boolean hasDefaultValue()
      Returns:
      true if a default value has been set for this attribute

    • defaultValue

      T defaultValue()
      Returns:
      the default value for this attribute, if no default value has been set null is returned
      See Also:

    • hidden

      boolean hidden()
      Returns:
      true if this attribute should be hidden in table views

    • maximumValue

      Number maximumValue()
      Returns:
      the maximum allowed value for this attribute, null if none is defined, only applicable to numerical attributes

    • minimumValue

      Number minimumValue()
      Returns:
      the minimum allowed value for this attribute, null if none is defined, only applicable to numerical attributes

    • maximumFractionDigits

      int maximumFractionDigits()
      Returns:
      the maximum number of fraction digits to use for this attribute value, -1 if this attribute is not based on Types.DOUBLE or Types.DECIMAL
      See Also:

    • decimalRoundingMode

      RoundingMode decimalRoundingMode()
      Returns:
      the rounding mode to use when working with decimal values
      See Also:

    • nullable

      boolean nullable()
      Returns:
      true if null is a valid value for this attribute

    • derived

      boolean derived()
      The value of a derived attribute can not be set, as it's value is derived from other values
      Returns:
      true if the value of this attribute is derived from one or more values

    • maximumLength

      int maximumLength()
      Returns:
      the maximum length of this attribute value, -1 is returned if the maximum length is undefined, this only applies to String (varchar) based attributes

    • mnemonic

      char mnemonic()
      Returns the mnemonic associated with this attribute.
      Returns:
      the mnemonic to use when creating a label for this attribute, 0 meaning no mnemonic

    • format

      Format format()
      Returns the Format used when presenting values for this attribute, null if none has been specified.
      Returns:
      the Format object used to format the value of attributes when being presented

    • dateTimePattern

      String dateTimePattern()
      Returns the date time format pattern used when presenting and inputting values for this attribute.
      Returns:
      the date/time format pattern

    • dateTimeFormatter

      DateTimeFormatter dateTimeFormatter()
      Returns the date time formatter used when presenting and inputting values for this attribute.
      Returns:
      the DateTimeFormatter for this attribute or null if this is not a date/time based attribute

    • comparator

      Comparator<T> comparator()
      Returns:
      the Comparator to use when comparing values associated with this attribute

    • validItem

      boolean validItem(T value)
      Validates the given value against the valid items for this attribute. Always returns true if this is not an item based attribute.
      Parameters:
      value - the value to validate
      Returns:
      true if the given value is a valid item for this attribute
      See Also:

    • items

      List<is.codion.common.item.Item<T>> items()
      Returns the valid items for this attribute or an empty list in case this is not an item based attribute
      Returns:
      an unmodifiable view of the valid items for this attribute

    • definitionComparator

      static Comparator<AttributeDefinition<?>> definitionComparator()
      Returns a new Comparator instance for sorting attribute definition instances by caption, or if that is not available, attribute name, ignoring case
      Returns:
      a new Comparator instance