story.scheherazade.attributes
Class StateTimeAttribute

java.lang.Object
  story.dbcore.attributes.Attribute
      story.scheherazade.attributes.StateTimeAttribute

public class StateTimeAttribute
extends Attribute

Attribute encoding the time at which a state takes place.

Note to self: This is a good template for future occasions where attributes need to be made out of application-specific classes. Maybe make an interface or abstract class out of it?

Constructor Summary

StateTimeAttribute()
Constructor without default value.

StateTimeAttribute(AttributeValue value)
Constructor with initial value.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(AttributeValue otherValue) Determines whether the StateTime equals some other StateTime (case sensitive).
boolean	greaterThan(AttributeValue otherValue) Determines whether the StateTime is greater than another
int	maxLength() All extending classes must report their maximum length.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StateTimeAttribute

public StateTimeAttribute()

Constructor without default value.

StateTimeAttribute

public StateTimeAttribute(AttributeValue value)
                   throws Scheherexception

Constructor with initial value.

Throws:

Scheherexception

Method Detail

greaterThan

public boolean greaterThan(AttributeValue otherValue)
                    throws Scheherexception

Determines whether the StateTime is greater than another

Specified by:

greaterThan in class Attribute

Throws:

Scheherexception

equals

public boolean equals(AttributeValue otherValue)
               throws Scheherexception

Determines whether the StateTime equals some other StateTime (case sensitive).

Specified by:

equals in class Attribute

Throws:

Scheherexception

maxLength

public int maxLength()

Description copied from class: Attribute

All extending classes must report their maximum length.

Specified by:

maxLength in class Attribute