Attributes

public class Attributes extends Object
implements Map<ObjectObject> Cloneable

The Attributes class maps Manifest attribute names to associated string values. Valid attribute names are case-insensitive, are restricted to the ASCII characters in the set [0-9a-zA-Z_-], and cannot exceed 70 characters in length. Attribute values can contain any characters and will be UTF8-encoded when written to the output stream. See the JAR File Specification for more information about valid attribute names and values.

See Also

Nested Class Summary

class Attributes.Name The Attributes.Name class represents an attribute name stored in this Map. 

Field Summary

protected Map<ObjectObject> map The attribute name-value mappings.

Public Constructor Summary

Attributes()
Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with default size.
Attributes(int size)
Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with the specified initial size.
Attributes(Attributes attr)
Constructs a new Attributes object with the same attribute name-value mappings as in the specified Attributes.

Public Method Summary

void
clear()
Removes all attributes from this Map.
Object
clone()
Returns a copy of the Attributes, implemented as follows:
     public Object clone() { return new Attributes(this); }
 
Since the attribute names and values are themselves immutable, the Attributes returned can be safely modified without affecting the original.
boolean
containsKey(Object name)
Returns true if this Map contains the specified attribute name (key).
boolean
containsValue(Object value)
Returns true if this Map maps one or more attribute names (keys) to the specified value.
Set<Entry<ObjectObject>>
entrySet()
Returns a Collection view of the attribute name-value mappings contained in this Map.
boolean
equals(Object o)
Compares the specified Attributes object with this Map for equality.
Object
get(Object name)
Returns the value of the specified attribute name, or null if the attribute name was not found.
String
getValue(String name)
Returns the value of the specified attribute name, specified as a string, or null if the attribute was not found.
String
getValue(Attributes.Name name)
Returns the value of the specified Attributes.Name, or null if the attribute was not found.
int
hashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this Map.
boolean
isEmpty()
Returns true if this Map contains no attributes.
Set<Object>
keySet()
Returns a Set view of the attribute names (keys) contained in this Map.
Object
put(Object name, Object value)
Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name (key) in this Map.
void
putAll(Map<?, ?> attr)
Copies all of the attribute name-value mappings from the specified Attributes to this Map.
String
putValue(String name, String value)
Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name, specified as a String.
Object
remove(Object name)
Removes the attribute with the specified name (key) from this Map.
int
size()
Returns the number of attributes in this Map.
Collection<Object>
values()
Returns a Collection view of the attribute values contained in this Map.

Inherited Method Summary

Fields

protected Map<ObjectObject> map

The attribute name-value mappings.

Public Constructors

public Attributes ()

Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with default size.

public Attributes (int size)

Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with the specified initial size.

Parameters
size the initial number of attributes

public Attributes (Attributes attr)

Constructs a new Attributes object with the same attribute name-value mappings as in the specified Attributes.

Parameters
attr the specified Attributes

Public Methods

public void clear ()

Removes all attributes from this Map.

public Object clone ()

Returns a copy of the Attributes, implemented as follows:

     public Object clone() { return new Attributes(this); }
 
Since the attribute names and values are themselves immutable, the Attributes returned can be safely modified without affecting the original.

Returns
  • a copy of this object.

public boolean containsKey (Object name)

Returns true if this Map contains the specified attribute name (key).

Parameters
name the attribute name
Returns
  • true if this Map contains the specified attribute name

public boolean containsValue (Object value)

Returns true if this Map maps one or more attribute names (keys) to the specified value.

Parameters
value the attribute value
Returns
  • true if this Map maps one or more attribute names to the specified value

public Set<Entry<ObjectObject>> entrySet ()

Returns a Collection view of the attribute name-value mappings contained in this Map.

Returns
  • a set view of the mappings contained in this map

public boolean equals (Object o)

Compares the specified Attributes object with this Map for equality. Returns true if the given object is also an instance of Attributes and the two Attributes objects represent the same mappings.

Parameters
o the Object to be compared
Returns
  • true if the specified Object is equal to this Map

public Object get (Object name)

Returns the value of the specified attribute name, or null if the attribute name was not found.

Parameters
name the attribute name
Returns
  • the value of the specified attribute name, or null if not found.

public String getValue (String name)

Returns the value of the specified attribute name, specified as a string, or null if the attribute was not found. The attribute name is case-insensitive.

This method is defined as:

      return (String)get(new Attributes.Name((String)name));
 

Parameters
name the attribute name as a string
Returns
  • the String value of the specified attribute name, or null if not found.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the attribute name is invalid

public String getValue (Attributes.Name name)

Returns the value of the specified Attributes.Name, or null if the attribute was not found.

This method is defined as:

     return (String)get(name);
 

Parameters
name the Attributes.Name object
Returns
  • the String value of the specified Attribute.Name, or null if not found.

public int hashCode ()

Returns the hash code value for this Map.

Returns
  • this object's hash code.

public boolean isEmpty ()

Returns true if this Map contains no attributes.

Returns
  • true if this map contains no key-value mappings

public Set<Object> keySet ()

Returns a Set view of the attribute names (keys) contained in this Map.

Returns
  • a set view of the keys contained in this map

public Object put (Object name, Object value)

Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name (key) in this Map. If the Map previously contained a mapping for the attribute name, the old value is replaced.

Parameters
name the attribute name
value the attribute value
Returns
  • the previous value of the attribute, or null if none
Throws
ClassCastException if the name is not a Attributes.Name or the value is not a String

public void putAll (Map<?, ?> attr)

Copies all of the attribute name-value mappings from the specified Attributes to this Map. Duplicate mappings will be replaced.

Parameters
attr the Attributes to be stored in this map
Throws
ClassCastException if attr is not an Attributes

public String putValue (String name, String value)

Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name, specified as a String. The attributes name is case-insensitive. If the Map previously contained a mapping for the attribute name, the old value is replaced.

This method is defined as:

      return (String)put(new Attributes.Name(name), value);
 

Parameters
name the attribute name as a string
value the attribute value
Returns
  • the previous value of the attribute, or null if none
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if the attribute name is invalid

public Object remove (Object name)

Removes the attribute with the specified name (key) from this Map. Returns the previous attribute value, or null if none.

Parameters
name attribute name
Returns
  • the previous value of the attribute, or null if none

public int size ()

Returns the number of attributes in this Map.

Returns
  • the number of key-value mappings in this map

public Collection<Object> values ()

Returns a Collection view of the attribute values contained in this Map.

Returns
  • a collection view of the values contained in this map