net.shibboleth.idp.attribute

Interface IdPAttributeValue<ValueType>

Type Parameters:

ValueType - the type of value

All Known Implementing Classes:

ByteAttributeValue, EmptyAttributeValue, LocalizedStringAttributeValue, ScopedStringAttributeValue, StringAttributeValue, XMLObjectAttributeValue

public interface IdPAttributeValue<ValueType>

Interface for values of an IdPAttribute. This interface provides an explicit method for getting the value of an attribute as opposed to any other data that may be associated with the value, as well as a displayable value.

Implementations of this interface MUST implement an appropriate Object.equals(Object) and Object.hashCode() method. They should also implement Object.toString() such that useful representations may be written out in log messages.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDisplayValue() Get a displayable form of the value for user interfaces and similar purposes.
ValueType	getValue() Get the value of this attribute.

Method Detail

getValue

@Nonnull
ValueType getValue()

Get the value of this attribute.

Returns:

the attribute value

getDisplayValue

@Nonnull
@NotEmpty
String getDisplayValue()

Get a displayable form of the value for user interfaces and similar purposes.

Returns:

a displayable value