com.google.gdata.model

Interface AttributeMetadata<D>

All Superinterfaces:

Metadata<D>

public interface AttributeMetadata<D>
extends Metadata<D>

Metadata describing an attribute. Attribute metadata includes the id, name, and datatype of an attribute, as well whether that metadata is required, declared, or visible. New attribute instances can only be created as part of an element, see ElementCreator.addAttribute(AttributeKey).

See the Metadata interface for the properties shared between attribute metadata and ElementMetadata.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface com.google.gdata.model.Metadata

Metadata.VirtualValue

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AttributeMetadata<D>	bind(MetadataContext context) Binds this attribute metadata to the given context.
AttributeKey<D>	getKey() Returns the attribute key for this attribute metadata.

Methods inherited from interface com.google.gdata.model.Metadata

generateValue, getContext, getName, getParent, getSchema, isRequired, isVisible, parseValue

Method Detail

getKey

AttributeKey<D> getKey()

Returns the attribute key for this attribute metadata.

Specified by:

getKey in interface Metadata<D>

bind

AttributeMetadata<D> bind(MetadataContext context)

Binds this attribute metadata to the given context.