Package COM.TIBCO.hawk.talon

Class DataElement

java.lang.Object

COM.TIBCO.hawk.talon.DataElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class DataElement
extends Object
implements Serializable

Used to represent data objects in name-value pairs.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DataElement(String name, Object value)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Compares this object against the specified object.
String	getName()	Returns the name of this element.
Object	getValue()	Returns the value of this element.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of this element.
String	toXML()	Returns a XML representation of this element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

DataElement

public DataElement(String name,
 Object value)

Parameters:

name - the name of the element. May not be null or empty string.

Method Details

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this element.

Returns:

the name of this element

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns the value of this element.

Returns:

the value of this element

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this object against the specified object.

Two DataElement objects are equal if they have the same name and and equal value parameters.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns:

true if the two objects are equal.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this element.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this element.

toXML

public String toXML()

Returns a XML representation of this element.

Returns:

a XML representation of this element.