com.netscape.certsrv.property
Class Descriptor

java.lang.Object
  com.netscape.certsrv.property.Descriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDescriptor

public class Descriptor
extends java.lang.Object
implements IDescriptor

This interface represents a property descriptor. A descriptor includes information that describe a property.

Version:

$Revision: 1211 $, $Date: 2010-08-18 10:15:37 -0700 (Wed, 18 Aug 2010) $

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	mConstraint
protected java.lang.String	mDef
protected java.lang.String	mDescription
protected java.lang.String	mSyntax

Fields inherited from interface com.netscape.certsrv.property.IDescriptor

BOOLEAN, CERT_REQUEST, CERT_REQUEST_TYPE, CHOICE, DATE, DN, DUAL_KEYGEN_REQUEST, DUAL_KEYGEN_REQUEST_TYPE, EMAIL, HIDDEN, IMAGE_URL, INTEGER, IP, KEYGEN_REQUEST, KEYGEN_REQUEST_TYPE, PASSWORD, PRETTY_PRINT, READONLY, STRING, STRING_LIST

Constructor Summary

Descriptor(java.lang.String syntax, java.lang.String constraint, java.lang.String defValue, java.lang.String description)
Constructs a descriptor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getConstraint() Constraint for the given syntax.
java.lang.String	getDefaultValue() Returns the default value of the property.
java.lang.String	getDescription(java.util.Locale locale) Retrieves the description of the property.
java.lang.String	getSyntax() Returns the syntax of the property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mSyntax

protected java.lang.String mSyntax

mConstraint

protected java.lang.String mConstraint

mDescription

protected java.lang.String mDescription

mDef

protected java.lang.String mDef

Constructor Detail

Descriptor

public Descriptor(java.lang.String syntax,
                  java.lang.String constraint,
                  java.lang.String defValue,
                  java.lang.String description)

Constructs a descriptor.

Parameters:

syntax - syntax

constraint - constraint

defValue - default value

description - description

Method Detail

getSyntax

public java.lang.String getSyntax()

Returns the syntax of the property.

Specified by:

getSyntax in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

syntax

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.String getDefaultValue()

Returns the default value of the property.

Specified by:

getDefaultValue in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

default value

getConstraint

public java.lang.String getConstraint()

Constraint for the given syntax. For example,

- number(1-5): 1-5 is the constraint, and it indicates that the number must be in the range of 1 to 5.

- choice(cert,crl): cert,crl is the constraint for choice

If null, no constraint shall be enforced.

Specified by:

getConstraint in interface IDescriptor

Returns:

constraint

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale locale)

Retrieves the description of the property.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface IDescriptor

Parameters:

locale - user locale

Returns:

description