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net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute

public Class ValueObjectAttributeExtractor

extends Object
implements AttributeExtractor
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute.AttributeExtractor, java.io.Serializable
Imports
net.sf.ehcache.Element
Attempt to use the element value object itself as a search attribute. If the value is not a legal type it is omitted
Author
teck

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
ValueObjectAttributeExtractor()

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Object
attributeFor(Element
the cache element to inspect
element, String
the name of the requested attribute
attributeName)

Implements net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute.AttributeExtractor.attributeFor.

Extract the attribute value.
Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Constructor Detail

ValueObjectAttributeExtractorback to summary
public ValueObjectAttributeExtractor()

Method Detail

attributeForback to summary
public Object attributeFor(Element element, String attributeName) throws AttributeExtractorException

Implements net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute.AttributeExtractor.attributeFor.

Doc from net.sf.ehcache.search.attribute.AttributeExtractor.attributeFor.

Extract the attribute value. The instance returned from this method must be one of:

  • java.lang.Boolean
  • java.lang.Byte
  • java.lang.Character
  • java.lang.Double
  • java.lang.Float
  • java.lang.Integer
  • java.lang.Long
  • java.lang.Short
  • java.lang.String
  • java.util.Date
  • java.sql.Date
  • java.lang.Enum

Note

null is a legal return here as well indicating that this attribute will not be available for the given element

Parameters
element:Element

the cache element to inspect

attributeName:String

the name of the requested attribute

Returns:Object

the attribute value

Exceptions
AttributeExtractorException:
if the attribute cannot be found or extracted