Interface AttributeWrangler

All Known Implementing Classes:

Administrator, Bot, Item, Mob, NormalItem, Person, Room, Shopkeeper, ShopkeeperList, User

public interface AttributeWrangler

Interface on what is allowed to be done with attributes.

Author:

maartenl

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Attribute	getAttribute(String name)	Retrieves an attribute, returns null if not found.
boolean	removeAttribute(String name)	Removes an attribute by name.
void	setAttribute(String name, String value)	Set the value of the attribute, creates the attribute if the attribute does not exist.
boolean	verifyAttribute(String name, String value)	Verify if the attribute exists, and has the proper value.

Method Details

removeAttribute

boolean removeAttribute(String name)

Removes an attribute by name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute, for example "guildwish".

Returns:

false if not found, true if removed.

getAttribute

Attribute getAttribute(String name)

Retrieves an attribute, returns null if not found.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

Returns:

an attribute

setAttribute

void setAttribute(String name,
 String value)

Set the value of the attribute, creates the attribute if the attribute does not exist.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

value - the value of the attribute

verifyAttribute

boolean verifyAttribute(String name,
 String value)

Verify if the attribute exists, and has the proper value.

Parameters:

name - the name of the attribute

value - the value of the attribute

Returns:

true if it exists, false otherwise.