org.nodal.model
Interface MapContent

All Superinterfaces:

Content

All Known Subinterfaces:

MapNode, MapNode.Editor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BareMap, MapFilter

public interface MapContent

extends Content

The specific interface for accessing the content of a Nodeof type MapType.

Since a Map is the most general form of Content, all of the Map's content can be accessed using the methods inherited from Content. Therefore, this interface has no methods so its primary use is as an instanceof target for checking type conformance.

Author:

Lee Iverson

See Also:

Content

Nested Class Summary

static interface

MapContent.Editor Encapulates the ability to edit MapContent objects.

Method Summary

java.util.Map

asMap() Return the contents of this collection as an unmodifiable java Map.

Methods inherited from interface org.nodal.model.Content

getValue, invert, isValidProperty, properties, size, type, value

Method Detail

asMap

public java.util.Map asMap()

Return the contents of this collection as an unmodifiable java Map.

Returns: