Attributes
  public
  
  
  
  class
  Attributes
  
    extends Object
  
  
  
  
  
      implements
      
        Cloneable, 
      
        Map<Object, Object>
      
  
  
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | java.util.jar.Attributes | 
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. There must be a colon and a SPACE after the name; the combined length will not exceed 72 characters. 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.
This map and its views have a predictable iteration order, namely the
 order that keys were inserted into the map, as with LinkedHashMap.
See also:
Summary
Nested classes | |
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        class | 
      
        Attributes.Name
        The Attributes.Name class represents an attribute name stored in this Map.  | 
    
Fields | |
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    protected
    
    
    Map<Object, Object> | 
    
      map
      The attribute name-value mappings.  | 
  
Public constructors | |
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      Attributes()
      
      
        Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with default size.  | 
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      Attributes(int size)
      
      
        Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with the specified initial size.  | 
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      Attributes(Attributes attr)
      
      
        Constructs a new Attributes object with the same attribute name-value mappings as in the specified Attributes.  | 
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Public methods | |
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        void
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      clear()
      
      
        Removes all attributes from this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Object
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      clone()
      
      
        Returns a copy of the Attributes, implemented as follows: 
     public Object clone() { return new Attributes(this); }
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        boolean
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      containsKey(Object name)
      
      
        Returns true if this Map contains the specified attribute name (key).  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      containsValue(Object value)
      
      
        Returns true if this Map maps one or more attribute names (keys) to the specified value.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Set<Entry<Object, Object>>
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      entrySet()
      
      
        Returns a Collection view of the attribute name-value mappings contained in this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      equals(Object o)
      
      
        Compares the specified object to the underlying map for equality.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Object
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      get(Object name)
      
      
        Returns the value of the specified attribute name, or null if the attribute name was not found.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        String
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      getValue(String name)
      
      
        Returns the value of the specified attribute name, specified as a string, or null if the attribute was not found.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        String
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      getValue(Attributes.Name name)
      
      
        Returns the value of the specified Attributes.Name, or null if the attribute was not found.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      hashCode()
      
      
        Returns the hash code value for this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        boolean
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      isEmpty()
      
      
        Returns true if this Map contains no attributes.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Set<Object>
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      keySet()
      
      
        Returns a Set view of the attribute names (keys) contained in this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Object
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      put(Object name, Object value)
      
      
        Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name (key) in this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        void
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      putAll(Map<?, ?> attr)
      
      
        Copies all of the attribute name-value mappings from the specified Attributes to this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        String
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      putValue(String name, String value)
      
      
        Associates the specified value with the specified attribute name, specified as a String.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Object
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      remove(Object name)
      
      
        Removes the attribute with the specified name (key) from this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        int
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      size()
      
      
        Returns the number of attributes in this Map.  | 
  
        
        
        
        
        
        Collection<Object>
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      values()
      
      
        Returns a Collection view of the attribute values contained in this Map.  | 
  
Inherited methods | |
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Fields
Public constructors
Attributes
public Attributes ()
Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with default size.
Attributes
public Attributes (int size)
Constructs a new, empty Attributes object with the specified initial size.
| Parameters | |
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size | 
        
          int: the initial number of attributes | 
      
Attributes
public Attributes (Attributes attr)
Constructs a new Attributes object with the same attribute name-value mappings as in the specified Attributes.
| Parameters | |
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attr | 
        
          Attributes: the specified Attributes | 
      
Public methods
clone
public Object clone ()
Returns a copy of the Attributes, implemented as follows:
     public Object clone() { return new Attributes(this); }
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Object | 
        a clone of this instance. | 
containsKey
public boolean containsKey (Object name)
Returns true if this Map contains the specified attribute name (key).
| Parameters | |
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name | 
        
          Object: the attribute name | 
      
| Returns | |
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boolean | 
        true if this Map contains the specified attribute name | 
containsValue
public boolean containsValue (Object value)
Returns true if this Map maps one or more attribute names (keys) to the specified value.
| Parameters | |
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value | 
        
          Object: the attribute value | 
      
| Returns | |
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boolean | 
        true if this Map maps one or more attribute names to the specified value | 
entrySet
public Set<Entry<Object, Object>> entrySet ()
Returns a Collection view of the attribute name-value mappings contained in this Map.
| Returns | |
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Set<Entry<Object, Object>> | 
        a set view of the mappings contained in this map | 
equals
public boolean equals (Object o)
Compares the specified object to the underlying map for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a Map and the two maps represent the same mappings.
| Parameters | |
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o | 
        
          Object: the Object to be compared | 
      
| Returns | |
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boolean | 
        true if the specified Object is equal to this Map | 
get
public Object get (Object name)
Returns the value of the specified attribute name, or null if the attribute name was not found.
| Parameters | |
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name | 
        
          Object: the attribute name | 
      
| Returns | |
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Object | 
        the value of the specified attribute name, or null if not found. | 
getValue
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 | |
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name | 
        
          String: the attribute name as a string | 
      
| Returns | |
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String | 
        the String value of the specified attribute name, or null if not found. | 
| Throws | |
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IllegalArgumentException | 
          if the attribute name is invalid | 
getValue
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);
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name | 
        
          Attributes.Name: the Attributes.Name object | 
      
| Returns | |
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String | 
        the String value of the specified Attribute.Name, or null if not found. | 
hashCode
public int hashCode ()
Returns the hash code value for this Map.
| Returns | |
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int | 
        a hash code value for this object. | 
isEmpty
public boolean isEmpty ()
Returns true if this Map contains no attributes.
| Returns | |
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boolean | 
        true if this map contains no key-value mappings | 
      
keySet
public Set<Object> keySet ()
Returns a Set view of the attribute names (keys) contained in this Map.
| Returns | |
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Set<Object> | 
        a set view of the keys contained in this map | 
put
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 | |
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name | 
        
          Object: the attribute name | 
      
value | 
        
          Object: the attribute value | 
      
| Returns | |
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Object | 
        the previous value of the attribute, or null if none | 
| Throws | |
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ClassCastException | 
          if the name is not a Attributes.Name or the value is not a String | 
putAll
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 | |
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attr | 
        
          Map: the Attributes to be stored in this map | 
      
| Throws | |
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ClassCastException | 
          if attr is not an Attributes | 
putValue
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 | |
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name | 
        
          String: the attribute name as a string | 
      
value | 
        
          String: the attribute value | 
      
| Returns | |
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String | 
        the previous value of the attribute, or null if none | 
| Throws | |
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IllegalArgumentException | 
          if the attribute name is invalid | 
remove
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 | |
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name | 
        
          Object: attribute name | 
      
| Returns | |
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Object | 
        the previous value of the attribute, or null if none | 
size
public int size ()
Returns the number of attributes in this Map.
| Returns | |
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int | 
        the number of key-value mappings in this map | 
values
public Collection<Object> values ()
Returns a Collection view of the attribute values contained in this Map.
| Returns | |
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Collection<Object> | 
        a collection view of the values contained in this map | 
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