CollectionAttributeType (OpenNMS 28.0.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

NumericCollectionAttributeType

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCollectionAttributeType, HexStringAttributeType, LatencyCollectionAttributeType, MibPropertyAttributeType, NumericAttributeType, SnmpAttributeType, StringAttributeType, WmiCollectionAttributeType
```
public interface CollectionAttributeType
```
This class encapsulates the immutable parts of a CollectionAttribute such as the name, metric type, and group membership.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object o)`	equals
`AttributeGroupType`	`getGroupType()`	getGroupType
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Human readable name for the attribute.
`AttributeType`	`getType()`	The type of metric that the attribute represents.
`int`	`hashCode()`	hashCode
`void`	`storeAttribute(CollectionAttribute attribute, Persister persister)`	storeAttribute

- Method Detail
  - getType
```
AttributeType getType()
```
    The type of metric that the attribute represents.
    
    Returns:
    
    a AttributeType object.
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Human readable name for the attribute. Normally these are specified by an "alias" field in the data collection configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String object.
  - equals
```
boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
```
    equals
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class java.lang.Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - a Object object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a boolean.
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    hashCode
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a int.
  - getGroupType
```
AttributeGroupType getGroupType()
```
    getGroupType
    
    Returns:
    
    a AttributeGroupType object.
  - storeAttribute
```
void storeAttribute(CollectionAttribute attribute,
                    Persister persister)
```
    storeAttribute
    
    Parameters:
    
    attribute - a CollectionAttribute object.
    
    persister - a Persister object.