Package com.ptc.core.meta.container.common

Class State

java.lang.Object

com.ptc.core.meta.container.common.State

All Implemented Interfaces:

DataType, Serializable

public final class State
extends Object
implements DataType, Serializable

Indicates the state of an attribute in an AttributeContainer
For details on the transitions between states see AttributeContainer.put()
Supported API: true

Extendable: false

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DataType	fromExternalForm(String external_form)	Supported API: true
String	toExternalForm()	Supported API: true
void	writeExternalForm(Writer writer)	Supported API: true

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

toExternalForm

public String toExternalForm()

Supported API: true

Specified by:

toExternalForm in interface DataType

Returns:

String

fromExternalForm

public DataType fromExternalForm(String external_form)

Supported API: true

Specified by:

fromExternalForm in interface DataType

Parameters:

external_form -

Returns:

DataType

writeExternalForm

public void writeExternalForm(Writer writer)
                       throws IOException

Supported API: true

Specified by:

writeExternalForm in interface DataType

Parameters:

writer -

Throws:

IOException