Package omero.gateway.model

Class AnnotationData

java.lang.Object

omero.gateway.model.DataObject

omero.gateway.model.AnnotationData

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanAnnotationData, DoubleAnnotationData, FileAnnotationData, LongAnnotationData, MapAnnotationData, RatingAnnotationData, TagAnnotationData, TermAnnotationData, TextualAnnotationData, TimeAnnotationData, XMLAnnotationData

public abstract class AnnotationData
extends DataObject

Holds a textual annotation of a given data object and a reference to the Experimenter that wrote it. This class wraps a given Annotation instance in a wrapper.

Since:

OME2.2

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	FILE_TRANSFER_NS	The name space used to identify the file transfer type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AnnotationData(A annotation)	Creates a new instance.
protected	AnnotationData(java.lang.Class<? extends omero.model.Annotation> annotationClass)	Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract java.lang.Object	getContent()	Returns the content of the annotation.
abstract java.lang.String	getContentAsString()	Returns the content of the annotation as a String, which is parsed on a Class-by-Class basis.
java.lang.String	getDescription()	Retrieves the description of the underlying Annotation instance.
java.sql.Timestamp	getLastModified()	Returns the time when the annotation was last modified.
java.lang.String	getNameSpace()	Retrieves the nameSpace of the underlying Annotation instance.
abstract void	setContent(java.lang.Object content)	Sets the annotation value.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description)	Sets the description of the underlying Annotation instance.
void	setNameSpace(java.lang.String name)	Sets the name space of the underlying Annotation instance.

Methods inherited from class omero.gateway.model.DataObject

asAnnotation, asChannel, asDataset, asExperimenter, asFolder, asGroup, asIAnnotated, asImage, asIObject, asPixels, asPlaneInfo, asPlate, asPojo, asPojos, asPojos, asProject, asScreen, asWell, asWellSample, canAnnotate, canChgrp, canChown, canDelete, canEdit, canLink, getCreated, getDetails, getGroupId, getId, getOwner, getPermissions, getUpdated, getVersion, isDirty, isLoaded, nullDetails, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, nullSafe, setDirty, setId, setValue, setVersion, timeOfEvent, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

FILE_TRANSFER_NS

public static final java.lang.String FILE_TRANSFER_NS

The name space used to identify the file transfer type.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

AnnotationData

protected AnnotationData(java.lang.Class<? extends omero.model.Annotation> annotationClass)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

annotationClass - The type of annotation to create.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the type is not supported or if the passed parameter is null.

AnnotationData

protected AnnotationData(A annotation)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

annotation - The Annotation object corresponding to this DataObject. Mustn't be null.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the object is null.

Method Detail

setNameSpace

public void setNameSpace(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name space of the underlying Annotation instance.

Parameters:

name - The value to set.

getNameSpace

public java.lang.String getNameSpace()

Retrieves the nameSpace of the underlying Annotation instance.

Returns:

See above.

getLastModified

public java.sql.Timestamp getLastModified()

Returns the time when the annotation was last modified.

Returns:

See above.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Retrieves the description of the underlying Annotation instance.

Returns:

See above

setDescription

public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

Sets the description of the underlying Annotation instance.

Parameters:

description - The description

setContent

public abstract void setContent(java.lang.Object content)

Sets the annotation value. If the improper content is given for the current Annotation, then an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.

Parameters:

content - The value to set.

getContent

public abstract java.lang.Object getContent()

Returns the content of the annotation.

Returns:

See above.

getContentAsString

public abstract java.lang.String getContentAsString()

Returns the content of the annotation as a String, which is parsed on a Class-by-Class basis.

Returns:

See above