ExtensibleObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

Association, AuditableEvent, Classification, ClassificationScheme, Concept, ExternalIdentifier, ExternalLink, ExtrinsicObject, Organization, PostalAddress, RegistryEntry, RegistryObject, RegistryPackage, Service, ServiceBinding, SpecificationLink, User
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public interface ExtensibleObject
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An ExtensibleObject is one that allows itself to be extended by utilizing dynamically added Slots that add arbitrary attributes to the object on a per instance basis.

See Also:

Slot

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addSlot(Slot slot)` Adds a Slot to this object.
`void`	`addSlots(java.util.Collection slots)` Adds more Slots to this object.
`Slot`	`getSlot(java.lang.String slotName)` Gets the slot specified by slotName.
`java.util.Collection`	`getSlots()` Returns the Slots associated with this object.
`void`	`removeSlot(java.lang.String slotName)` Removes a Slot from this object.
`void`	`removeSlots(java.util.Collection slotNames)` Removes specified Slots from this object.

- Method Detail
  - addSlot
```
void addSlot(Slot slot)
      throws JAXRException
```
    Adds a Slot to this object.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    slot - the Slot object being added to this object
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
  - addSlots
```
void addSlots(java.util.Collection slots)
       throws JAXRException
```
    Adds more Slots to this object.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    slots - the Collection of Slot objects being added to this object
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
    
    See Also:
    
    Slot
  - removeSlot
```
void removeSlot(java.lang.String slotName)
         throws JAXRException
```
    Removes a Slot from this object. The Slot is identified by its name.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    slotName - the name for the Slot object being removed from this object
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
  - removeSlots
```
void removeSlots(java.util.Collection slotNames)
          throws JAXRException
```
    Removes specified Slots from this object. The Slots are identified by its name.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    slotNames - the Collection of names for Slot objects being removed from this object. Must be a Collection of Strings
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
    
    See Also:
    
    Slot
  - getSlot
```
Slot getSlot(java.lang.String slotName)
      throws JAXRException
```
    Gets the slot specified by slotName.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Parameters:
    
    slotName - the name of the desired Slot object
    
    Returns:
    
    Slot object retrieved
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
  - getSlots
```
java.util.Collection getSlots()
                       throws JAXRException
```
    Returns the Slots associated with this object.
    Capability Level: 0
    
    Returns:
    
    Collection of Slot instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.
    
    Throws:
    
    JAXRException - If the Jakarta XML Registries provider encounters an internal error
    
    See Also:
    
    Slot

Interface ExtensibleObject

Method Summary

Method Detail

addSlot

addSlots

removeSlot

removeSlots

getSlot

getSlots