project.biota.digir
Class RecordConcept

java.lang.Object
  project.biota.digir.RecordConcept

public class RecordConcept

extends Object

RecordConcept reprsents a record concept used in DiGIR response to a search request. A record concept can be a simple schema concept, or a complex concept that contains a sequence of simple/complex concept. For example, if a DiGIR request specify the "structure" element as follows:

<structure>
<xsd:element name="record">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:InstitutionCode"/>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:CollectionCode"/>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:CatalogNumber"/>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:ScientificName"/>
<xsd:element name="coordinates">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:Latitude"/>
<xsd:element ref="darwin:Longitude"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</structure>

The record concept "coordinates" is complex, while "InstitutionCode", "CollectionCode" and the rest are simple record concept that represents a simple schema concept.

Author:

Kimmy Lin

Constructor Summary

RecordConcept(String name, boolean isComplex)
Concstructs a RecordConcept object.

Method Summary

void	addChild(RecordConcept concept) Adds a child concept to a complex record concept.
List	getChildren() Gets the children concept of a record concept.
String	getName() Returns the name of the record concept.
boolean	isComplex() Checks whether this record concept is a complex concept.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RecordConcept

public RecordConcept(String name,
                     boolean isComplex)

Concstructs a RecordConcept object.

Parameters:

name - the name of the record concept

isComplex - if true, the record concpet is a complex concept

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the record concept.

Returns:

the name of the record concept

addChild

public void addChild(RecordConcept concept)

Adds a child concept to a complex record concept.

Parameters:

concept - the child RecordConcept object to be added

getChildren

public List getChildren()

Gets the children concept of a record concept. This method returns null when this concept is a simple schema concept.

Returns:

a java.util.List of RecordConcept objects

isComplex

public boolean isComplex()

Checks whether this record concept is a complex concept.

Returns:

true if this record concept is complex, false otherwise