ome.model

Interface IObject

All Superinterfaces:

Filterable, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAnnotated, IAnnotationLink, IEnum, IGlobal, ILink, IMutable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AcquisitionMode, Annotation, AnnotationAnnotationLink, Arc, ArcType, BasicAnnotation, Binning, BooleanAnnotation, Channel, ChannelAnnotationLink, ChannelBinding, ChecksumAlgorithm, CodomainMapContext, CommentAnnotation, ContrastMethod, ContrastStretchingContext, Correction, Dataset, DatasetAnnotationLink, DatasetImageLink, DBPatch, Detector, DetectorAnnotationLink, DetectorSettings, DetectorType, Dichroic, DichroicAnnotationLink, DimensionOrder, DoubleAnnotation, Ellipse, Event, EventLog, EventType, Experiment, Experimenter, ExperimenterAnnotationLink, ExperimenterGroup, ExperimenterGroupAnnotationLink, ExperimentType, ExternalInfo, Family, Filament, FilamentType, FileAnnotation, Fileset, FilesetAnnotationLink, FilesetEntry, FilesetJobLink, Filter, FilterAnnotationLink, FilterSet, FilterSetEmissionFilterLink, FilterSetExcitationFilterLink, FilterType, Format, GenericExcitationSource, GroupExperimenterMap, Illumination, Image, ImageAnnotationLink, ImagingEnvironment, Immersion, ImportJob, IndexingJob, Instrument, InstrumentAnnotationLink, IntegrityCheckJob, Job, JobOriginalFileLink, JobStatus, Label, Laser, LaserMedium, LaserType, LightEmittingDiode, LightPath, LightPathAnnotationLink, LightPathEmissionFilterLink, LightPathExcitationFilterLink, LightSettings, LightSource, LightSourceAnnotationLink, Line, Link, ListAnnotation, LogicalChannel, LongAnnotation, MapAnnotation, Mask, Medium, MetadataImportJob, MicrobeamManipulation, MicrobeamManipulationType, Microscope, MicroscopeType, Namespace, NamespaceAnnotationLink, Node, NodeAnnotationLink, NumericAnnotation, Objective, ObjectiveAnnotationLink, ObjectiveSettings, OriginalFile, OriginalFileAnnotationLink, OTF, ParseJob, Path, PhotometricInterpretation, PixelDataJob, Pixels, PixelsOriginalFileMap, PixelsType, PlaneInfo, PlaneInfoAnnotationLink, PlaneSlicingContext, Plate, PlateAcquisition, PlateAcquisitionAnnotationLink, PlateAnnotationLink, Point, Polygon, Polyline, Project, ProjectAnnotationLink, ProjectDatasetLink, Pulse, QuantumDef, Reagent, ReagentAnnotationLink, Rect, RenderingDef, RenderingModel, ReverseIntensityContext, Roi, RoiAnnotationLink, Screen, ScreenAnnotationLink, ScreenPlateLink, ScriptJob, Session, SessionAnnotationLink, Shape, ShapeAnnotationLink, Share, ShareMember, StageLabel, StatsInfo, TagAnnotation, TermAnnotation, TextAnnotation, Thumbnail, ThumbnailGenerationJob, TimestampAnnotation, TransmittanceRange, TypeAnnotation, UploadJob, Well, WellAnnotationLink, WellReagentLink, WellSample, XmlAnnotation

public interface IObject
extends Filterable, Serializable

central model interface. All entities that the backend can persist to the DB implement this interface. (Note: value objects like Details get saved to the DB, but only embedded in other entites.

Since:

3.0

Version:

3.0 (Internal version: $Rev$ $Date$)

Author:

Josh Moore josh.moore@gmx.de, josh

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set	fields() returns a Set of field names that belong to this class
Details	getDetails() Value (i.e. not entity) which is available on all rows in the database.
GraphHolder	getGraphHolder() retrieves the GraphHolder for this entity.
Long	getId() primary key of this object.
boolean	isLoaded() transient field (not stored in the DB) which specifies whether this object has been loaded from the DB or is only a wrapper around the ID.
boolean	isValid() calls the class-specific validator for this instance and returns the value from Validation.isValid()
void	putAt(String field, Object value) stores a value in this instance.
Object	retrieve(String field) retrieves a value from this instance.
void	setId(Long id) usually unneeded.
void	unload() set the loaded field to false, and set all non-ID fields to null.
Validation	validate() calls the class-specific validator for this instance and returns the Validation object.

Methods inherited from interface ome.util.Filterable

acceptFilter

Method Detail

getId

Long getId()

primary key of this object. Before the session is flushed, this value may be null.

Returns:

Long primary key. May be null.

setId

void setId(Long id)

usually unneeded. Ids are managed by the backend.

Parameters:

id - Long value for this id.

getDetails

Details getDetails()

Value (i.e. not entity) which is available on all rows in the database. Low-level "details" such as security, ownership, auditing are managed here. When setting values on Details, it is important to realize that most of the values are managed by the backend and may be replaced. For example, a user does not have permission to change the owner of an object, not even when owned by that user. To replace all of the values from an existing Details instance, use Details.copy(Details) or Details.shallowCopy(Details)

isLoaded

boolean isLoaded()

transient field (not stored in the DB) which specifies whether this object has been loaded from the DB or is only a wrapper around the ID.

unload

void unload()
            throws ApiUsageException

set the loaded field to false, and set all non-ID fields to null. Subsequent calls to all accessors other than getId/setId will throw an ApiUsageException

Throws:

ApiUsageException

isValid

boolean isValid()

calls the class-specific validator for this instance and returns the value from Validation.isValid()

validate

Validation validate()

calls the class-specific validator for this instance and returns the Validation object.

Returns:

Validation collecting parameter.

retrieve

Object retrieve(String field)

retrieves a value from this instance. Values for field which match a field of this instance will be delegated to the accessors. Otherwise, values will be retrieved from a lazy-loaded map filled by calls to putAt(String, Object)

putAt

void putAt(String field,
         Object value)

stores a value in this instance. Values for field which match a field of this instance will be delegated to the accessors. Otherwise, values will be stored in a lazy-loaded map.

Parameters:

field - Field name

value - Any object to be stored.

fields

Set fields()

returns a Set of field names that belong to this class

getGraphHolder

GraphHolder getGraphHolder()

retrieves the GraphHolder for this entity. If the GraphHolder has not been actively set, a new one will be instatiated.

Returns:

Non-null GraphHolder