ubc.cs.JLog.Foundation
Interface iAttributes

public interface iAttributes

An inteface to represent getting and setting attribute Key-Value pairs via Hashtables.

Version:

%I%, %G%

Author:

Glendon Holst

Method Summary

Hashtable	getAttributes() Returns a hashtable of every attribute associated with this object.
void	setAttributes(Hashtable attributes) Set the attributes of the object to those in the given Hashtable.

Method Detail

getAttributes

Hashtable getAttributes()

Returns a hashtable of every attribute associated with this object. Each attribute must have a String name key, and its associated value (non-null).

Returns:

The Hashtable of attribute name-value pairings.

setAttributes

void setAttributes(Hashtable attributes)

Set the attributes of the object to those in the given Hashtable. Errors such as Non-applicable attributes, or invalid values can be handled as the receiving object prefers (e.g., silently ignore, or throw exception).

Parameters:

attributes - The Hashtable of attribute name-value pairings.