org.lenskit.data.entities

Class BasicEntityBuilder

java.lang.Object

org.lenskit.data.entities.EntityBuilder

org.lenskit.data.entities.BasicEntityBuilder

public class BasicEntityBuilder
extends EntityBuilder

General-purpose builder for entities.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.lenskit.data.entities.EntityBuilder

id, idSet, type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicEntityBuilder(EntityType type) Create a new entity builder for a type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Entity	build() Build the entity.
EntityBuilder	clearAttribute(TypedName<?> name) Clear an attribute.
<T> EntityBuilder	setAttribute(TypedName<T> name, T val) Set an attribute in the entity.

Methods inherited from class org.lenskit.data.entities.EntityBuilder

reset, setAttribute, setId

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicEntityBuilder

public BasicEntityBuilder(EntityType type)

Create a new entity builder for a type.

Parameters:

type - The entity type.

Method Detail

setAttribute

public <T> EntityBuilder setAttribute(TypedName<T> name,
                                      T val)

Description copied from class: EntityBuilder

Set an attribute in the entity.

Specified by:

setAttribute in class EntityBuilder

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute to set.

val - The attribute value.

Returns:

The entity builder (for chaining).

clearAttribute

public EntityBuilder clearAttribute(TypedName<?> name)

Description copied from class: EntityBuilder

Clear an attribute.

Specified by:

clearAttribute in class EntityBuilder

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute to clear.

Returns:

The entity builder (for chaining).

build

public Entity build()

Description copied from class: EntityBuilder

Build the entity.

Specified by:

build in class EntityBuilder

Returns:

The entity to build.