Package org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver

Interface GenericDescription

All Superinterfaces:

BaseDescription

public interface GenericDescription
extends BaseDescription

A description of a generic capability.

Since:

3.2

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DEFAULT_TYPE	The default type of generic capability.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Dictionary<String,Object>	getAttributes()	Returns the arbitrary attributes for this description
String	getName()	Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.
String	getType()	Returns the type of generic description capability
Version	getVersion()	Deprecated. matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.osgi.service.resolver.BaseDescription

getCapability, getDeclaredAttributes, getDeclaredDirectives, getSupplier, getUserObject, setUserObject

Field Details

DEFAULT_TYPE

static final String DEFAULT_TYPE

The default type of generic capability.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getAttributes

Dictionary<String,Object> getAttributes()

Returns the arbitrary attributes for this description

Returns:

the arbitrary attributes for this description

getType

String getType()

Returns the type of generic description capability

Returns:

the type of generic description capability

getName

String getName()

Deprecated.

matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.

This method is deprecated. Capabilities do not always have a name associated with them. All matching attributes associated with a capability are available in the attributes of a capability. This method will return the value of the attribute with the same key as this capabilities type. If this attribute's value is not a String then null is returned.

Specified by:

getName in interface BaseDescription

Returns:

the name

getVersion

Version getVersion()

Deprecated.

matching should only be done against a capability's attributes.

This method is deprecated. Capabilities do not always have a version associated with them. All matching attributes associated with a capability are available in the attributes of a capability. This method will return the value of the attribute with the key "version". If this attribute's value is not a Version then null is returned.

Specified by:

getVersion in interface BaseDescription

Returns:

the version