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Class Manifest.Attribute

Enclosing Class:
Manifest

public static class Manifest.Attribute
extends java.lang.Object

An attribute for the manifest. Those attributes that are not nested into a section will be added to the "Main" section.

Constructor Summary

Attribute()
Construct an empty attribute
Attribute(String line)
Construct an attribute by parsing a line from the Manifest
Attribute(String name, String value)
Construct a manifest by specifying its name and value

Method Summary

void
addContinuation(String line)
Add a continuation line from the Manifest file.
void
addValue(String value)
Add a new value to this attribute - making it multivalued.
boolean
equals(Object rhs)
String
getKey()
Get the attribute's Key - its name in lower case.
String
getName()
Get the Attribute's name
String
getValue()
Get the Attribute's value.
Enumeration
getValues()
Get all the attribute's values.
int
hashCode()
void
parse(String line)
Parse a line into name and value pairs
void
setName(String name)
Set the Attribute's name; required
void
setValue(String value)
Set the Attribute's value; required
void
write(PrintWriter writer)
Write the attribute out to a print writer.

Constructor Details

Attribute

public Attribute()
Construct an empty attribute

Attribute

public Attribute(String line)
            throws ManifestException
Construct an attribute by parsing a line from the Manifest
Parameters:
line - the line containing the attribute name and value
Throws:
ManifestException - if the line is not valid

Attribute

public Attribute(String name,
                 String value)
Construct a manifest by specifying its name and value
Parameters:
name - the attribute's name
value - the Attribute's value

Method Details

addContinuation

public void addContinuation(String line)
Add a continuation line from the Manifest file. When lines are too long in a manifest, they are continued on the next line by starting with a space. This method adds the continuation data to the attribute value by skipping the first character.
Parameters:
line - the continuation line.

addValue

public void addValue(String value)
Add a new value to this attribute - making it multivalued.
Parameters:
value - the attribute's additional value

equals

public boolean equals(Object rhs)
See Also:
java.lang.Object.equals

getKey

public String getKey()
Get the attribute's Key - its name in lower case.
Returns:
the attribute's key.

getName

public String getName()
Get the Attribute's name
Returns:
the attribute's name.

getValue

public String getValue()
Get the Attribute's value.
Returns:
the attribute's value.

getValues

public Enumeration getValues()
Get all the attribute's values.
Returns:
an enumeration of the attributes values

hashCode

public int hashCode()
See Also:
java.lang.Object.hashCode

parse

public void parse(String line)
            throws ManifestException
Parse a line into name and value pairs
Parameters:
line - the line to be parsed
Throws:
ManifestException - if the line does not contain a colon separating the name and value

setName

public void setName(String name)
Set the Attribute's name; required
Parameters:
name - the attribute's name

setValue

public void setValue(String value)
Set the Attribute's value; required
Parameters:
value - the attribute's value

write

public void write(PrintWriter writer)
            throws IOException
Write the attribute out to a print writer.
Parameters:
writer - the Writer to which the attribute is written

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