com.ibm.websphere.objectgrid.plugins.io.datadescriptor
Interface EmbeddedType

All Superinterfaces:

Initializable

public interface EmbeddedType
extends Initializable

An EmbeddedType represents a nested, complex object.

Since:

7.1.1

Method Summary

Map<String,Attribute>	getAttributes() Retrieve all Attributes defined for this DataDescriptor.
void	setAttributes(Map<String,Attribute> attributes) Set the Map of attribute names to the Attribute definition.

Methods inherited from interface com.ibm.websphere.objectgrid.plugins.Initializable

initialize, isInitialized

Method Detail

getAttributes

Map<String,Attribute> getAttributes()

Retrieve all Attributes defined for this DataDescriptor.

Returns:

a Map of attribute names to the Attribute definition. The attribute map will be read-only if the descriptor has been initialized.

setAttributes

void setAttributes(Map<String,Attribute> attributes)

Set the Map of attribute names to the Attribute definition.

Parameters:

attributes - the Map of attribute names to the Attribute definition.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the descriptor has been initialized.