AttributeValues

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.itim.common.AttributeValues

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Iterable<AttributeValue>
```
public class AttributeValues
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Iterable<AttributeValue>
```
Contains a map of AttributeValue objects. The keys are the names of the AttribtueValue objects converted to lower case. Case is ignored in storing and looking up objects in the map.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`AttributeValues()` Creates new AttributeValues with no entries
`AttributeValues(AttributeValues attributeValues)` Creates new AttributeValues with the given AttributeValues object.
`AttributeValues(java.util.Collection<AttributeValue> attributeValueCollection)` Creates new AttributeValues with the entries in the collection
`AttributeValues(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,AttributeValue> attributeValues)` Creates new AttributeValues with the given map.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`clear()` This method clears the underlying hashmap structure without setting it to null;
`java.lang.Object`	`clone()` This method returns a deep copy of the underlying map of AttributeValue objects
`void`	`combine(AttributeValues attributeValues)` Combines the values in this AttributeValues object with the given AttributeValues object
`boolean`	`containsKey(java.lang.String name)` Determine whether an AttributeValue object exists in the map
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object attributeValues)` Determines if this object is equivalent to the given set of AttributeValue objects.
`AttributeValue`	`get(java.lang.String name)` Get an AttributeValue from the map with the given name.
`java.lang.StringBuffer`	`getDifferences(java.lang.Object attributeValues)` Return a StringBuffer describing the differences between this & specified AttributeValues object, for log messages.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,AttributeValue>`	`getMap()` Returns the Map of AttributeValue objects.
`int`	`hashCode()` Override the method from java.lang.Object.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()` Determines whether the collection of AttributeValues is empty
`AttributeValueIterator`	`iterator()` Get an iterator to iterate over AttributeValue's in the map
`void`	`put(AttributeValue attributeValue)` Adds an AttributeValue object to the Map
`void`	`remove(java.lang.String name)` Remove an AttributeValue object from the map
`int`	`size()` Returns the number of AttributeValue objects in the AttributeValues.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()` Overrides Object.toString()
`java.util.Collection<AttributeValue>`	`values()` Gets a collection of all the values in the map

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, spliterator

- Constructor Detail
  - AttributeValues
```
public AttributeValues()
```
    Creates new AttributeValues with no entries
  - AttributeValues
```
public AttributeValues(AttributeValues attributeValues)
```
    Creates new AttributeValues with the given AttributeValues object. Makes a copy of that object's map.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValues - a map of AttributeValue objects
  - AttributeValues
```
public AttributeValues(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,AttributeValue> attributeValues)
```
    Creates new AttributeValues with the given map. Makes a copy of the given map.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValues - a map of AttributeValue objects
  - AttributeValues
```
public AttributeValues(java.util.Collection<AttributeValue> attributeValueCollection)
```
    Creates new AttributeValues with the entries in the collection
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValueCollection - A collection of AttributeValue objects
- Method Detail
  - combine
```
public void combine(AttributeValues attributeValues)
```
    Combines the values in this AttributeValues object with the given AttributeValues object
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValues - Add AttributeValue object from this parameter to this object
  - put
```
public void put(AttributeValue attributeValue)
```
    Adds an AttributeValue object to the Map
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValue - The object to add to the map
  - get
```
public AttributeValue get(java.lang.String name)
```
    Get an AttributeValue from the map with the given name. The name is case insensitive.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to retrieve from the map
    
    Returns:
    
    The AttributeValue in the map or null if the name was null
  - iterator
```
public AttributeValueIterator iterator()
```
    Get an iterator to iterate over AttributeValue's in the map
    
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<AttributeValue>
    
    Returns:
    
    an iterator
  - containsKey
```
public boolean containsKey(java.lang.String name)
```
    Determine whether an AttributeValue object exists in the map
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to retrieve from the map
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the AttributeValue object is present
  - remove
```
public void remove(java.lang.String name)
```
    Remove an AttributeValue object from the map
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the attribute to retrieve from the map
  - values
```
public java.util.Collection<AttributeValue> values()
```
    Gets a collection of all the values in the map
    
    Returns:
    
    Collection of AttributeValue objects
  - getMap
```
public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,AttributeValue> getMap()
```
    Returns the Map of AttributeValue objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    Map of AttributeValue objects
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object attributeValues)
```
    Determines if this object is equivalent to the given set of AttributeValue objects. Empty attribute values are treated as equivalent to attributes that are not present.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValues - The set of AttributeValues to compare to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the two sets are equal (comparing based on attribute type, using the SyntaxId and the DirectoryAttributeEqualityComparator class)
  - getDifferences
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public java.lang.StringBuffer getDifferences(java.lang.Object attributeValues)
```
    Return a StringBuffer describing the differences between this & specified AttributeValues object, for log messages.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributeValues - object to compare against
    
    Returns:
    
    StringBuffer describing changes / empty if same
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Override the method from java.lang.Object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the sum of the hashCodes of the elements
  - isEmpty
```
public boolean isEmpty()
```
    Determines whether the collection of AttributeValues is empty
    
    Returns:
    
    True if there are no elements in the collection
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides Object.toString()
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    A string listing all the AttributeValues in the collection
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Returns the number of AttributeValue objects in the AttributeValues.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of AttributeValue objects in the AttributeValues.
  - clone
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public java.lang.Object clone()
```
    This method returns a deep copy of the underlying map of AttributeValue objects
    
    Overrides:
    
    clone in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    exact copy of this object
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    This method clears the underlying hashmap structure without setting it to null;

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

AttributeValues

AttributeValues

AttributeValues

AttributeValues

combine

put

get

iterator

containsKey

remove

values

getMap

equals

getDifferences

hashCode

isEmpty

toString

size

clone

clear