Package com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core

Interface IMendixObjectMember<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:
MendixAutoNumber, MendixBinary, MendixBoolean, MendixDateTime, MendixDecimal, MendixEnum, MendixHashString, MendixInteger, MendixLong, MendixObjectReference, MendixObjectReferenceSet, MendixString
public interface IMendixObjectMember<T>
Represents a Mendix object member (attribute or association).

  • Method Details

    • getValue

      T getValue(IContext context)
      Returns the value of this object member.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      Returns:
      the value

    • setValue

      void setValue(IContext context, T value)
      Sets the value of this object member.

      This method does not update changeDate and changedBy system attributes. Use ICore.change(IContext, IMendixObject, Map) if needed.

      Parameters:
      context - the context
      value - the value to set

    • setValue

      @Deprecated void setValue(IContext context, T value, boolean performDataValidation)
      Deprecated.
      since 9.24. Use setValue instead as this is for internal use.
      Sets the value this object member.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      value - the value to set
      performDataValidation - indicates whether to perform data validation

    • parseValueToString

      String parseValueToString(IContext context)
      Returns a string representation of this object member's value.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      Returns:
      the string representation

    • getValueFromString

      T getValueFromString(String stringValue)
      Parses and returns a value for this object member from a string.
      Parameters:
      stringValue - the string to parse
      Returns:
      the parsed value

    • parseValueFromString

      void parseValueFromString(IContext context, String stringValue)
      Parses the value for this object member from a string.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      stringValue - the string to parse

    • toString

      String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this object member.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      the string representation

    • isVirtual

      boolean isVirtual()
      Returns whether this object member is virtual.
      Returns:
      true if the member is virtual, false otherwise

    • getOriginalValue

      T getOriginalValue(IContext context)
      Returns the original value of this member. This is the value it had before any (uncommitted) changes were made.
      Parameters:
      context - the context
      Returns:
      the original value

    • getState

      IMendixObjectMember.MemberState getState()
      Returns the object member's changed state.
      Returns:
      CHANGED if the member was changed, UNCHANGED otherwise

    • getMemberValueState

      IMendixObjectMember.MemberValueState getMemberValueState(IContext context)
      Returns the object member's value state.
      Parameters:
      context - the context object for checking permissions
      Returns:
      SET if the member has a value, NOT_SET if empty

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns the name of the object member.
      Returns:
      the name

    • hasReadAccess

      boolean hasReadAccess(IContext context)
      Returns whether retrieving the value of this member is allowed or not.
      Parameters:
      context - the context object for checking permissions
      Returns:
      true if reading is allowed, false otherwise

    • hasWriteAccess

      boolean hasWriteAccess(IContext context)
      Returns whether changing the value of this member is allowed or not.
      Parameters:
      context - the context object for checking permissions
      Returns:
      true if writing is allowed, false otherwise