org.apache.felix.ipojo/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/handlers/providedservice/PropertyMetadata.java

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 *
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package org.apache.felix.ipojo.handlers.providedservice;

/**
 * Property metadata : either static either dynamic.
 * @author <a href="mailto:felix-dev@incubator.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
 */
public class PropertyMetadata {

	/**
	 * Field of the property.
	 */
	private String m_field;

	/**
	 * Name of the property.
	 */
	private String m_name;

	/**
	 * Type of the property.
	 */
	private String m_type;

	/**
	 * String value of the property (initial value).
	 */
	private String m_value;

	//Constructor

	/**
     * Constructor.
	 * @param name : name of the property
	 * @param field : field of the property
	 * @param type : type of the property
	 * @param value : initial value of the property
	 */
	public PropertyMetadata(String name, String field, String type, String value) {
		m_name = name;
		m_field = field;
		m_type = type;
		m_value = value;

		// Dynamic property case :
		if (m_field != null) {
			if (m_name == null) { m_name = m_field; }
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @return the field name.
	 */
	public String getField() { return m_field; };

	/**
	 * @return the property name.
	 */
	public String getName() { return m_name; };

	/**
	 * @return the type of the property.
	 */
	public String getType() { return m_type; };

	/**
	 * @return the initial value.
	 */
	public String getValue() { return m_value; }

	/**
     * Set the type of the property (dynamic property only).
	 * @param type : the type of the property.
	 */
	public void setType(String type) { m_type = type; }


}