Attribute (IBM InfoSphere Streams Java Operator API)

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```
public interface Attribute
```
Meta-data for an attribute within a StreamSchema.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`getIndex()` Get the logical index (zero based) of the attribute in the tuple.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` Get the name of this attribute.
`Type`	`getType()` Get the type information for this attribute.
`boolean`	`same(Attribute other)` Are two attributes the same.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the name of this attribute.
  - getType
```
Type getType()
```
    Get the type information for this attribute.
  - getIndex
```
int getIndex()
```
    Get the logical index (zero based) of the attribute in the tuple.
    
    Returns:
    Index of attribute.
  - same
```
boolean same(Attribute other)
```
    Are two attributes the same. Two attributes are the same if they have the same type and name. Note that index is irrelevant for this comparison.
    
    Parameters:
    other - Attribute to compare against.
    
    Returns:
    True if other is the same as this, false otherwise.