Package com.appiancorp.suiteapi.epex.variables

Interface VariableReference

All Known Subinterfaces:
Parameter<C>, VariableReferenceOnModel
public interface VariableReference
This is a reference to a variable.

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final String
    PM
    Process Model Property Namespace constant Process Model Properties are created by EPEx.
    static final String
    PP
    Process Property Namespace constant Process Properties are created by EPEx.
    static final String
    PV
    Process Variable Namespace constant Process Variables are created by the designer of the model.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getNamespace()
    The Namespace is a namespace for this VariableReference.
    default String
    getNamespaceAndName()
     
    <C> Optional<C>
    getType(DataTypeStrategy<C> dataTypeStrategy)
    If a VariableReference has a declared datatype, return it in the form as given by the dataTypeStrategy (available from EPEx).
    String
    getVariableName()
    The Key is the main name for this VariableReference.

  • Field Details

    • PV

      static final String PV
      Process Variable Namespace constant Process Variables are created by the designer of the model. This should be case-insensitive for comparison.

    • PP

      static final String PP
      Process Property Namespace constant Process Properties are created by EPEx. This should be case-insensitive for comparison.

    • PM

      static final String PM
      Process Model Property Namespace constant Process Model Properties are created by EPEx. This should be case-insensitive for comparison.

  • Method Details

    • getNamespace

      String getNamespace()
      The Namespace is a namespace for this VariableReference. This allows a process variable to have the same name key as a process property, or a process property and a task property to have the same name key.
      Returns:
      namespace (e.g., PV, PP, TP)

    • getVariableName

      String getVariableName()
      The Key is the main name for this VariableReference.
      Returns:
      variable name

    • getType

      <C> Optional<C> getType(DataTypeStrategy<C> dataTypeStrategy)
      If a VariableReference has a declared datatype, return it in the form as given by the dataTypeStrategy (available from EPEx). Not all VariableReference will have a declared datatype.
      Type Parameters:
      C -
      Parameters:
      dataTypeStrategy -
      Returns:

    • getNamespaceAndName

      default String getNamespaceAndName()
      Returns:
      namespace!name if namespace set, otherwise name