com.itemanalysis.psychometrics.data

Class VariableName

java.lang.Object

com.itemanalysis.psychometrics.data.VariableName

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<VariableName>

public class VariableName
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<VariableName>

This class represents a variable name. It allows you to easily switch between the display name and teh name needed by a database. The database name adds a prefix and suffix of "x" to the variable name. This convention prevents confusion with reserved SQL words when interacting with a database.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
VariableName(java.lang.String variableName)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(VariableName o)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
int	getIndex()
java.lang.String	getOriginalVariableName()
java.lang.String	getText() Deprecated.
int	hashCode()
boolean	nameChanged()
java.lang.String	nameForDatabase() Leading and trailing "x" added for database security and prevent use of reserved words
java.lang.String	printNameChangeInformation()
java.lang.String	quotedName()
java.lang.String	quotedNameForDatabase() A particular format of the name often used for databases.
void	setIndex(int index)
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the variable name after stripping special characters and spaces from teh name but without the "x" prefix and suffix.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

VariableName

public VariableName(java.lang.String variableName)

Method Detail

setIndex

public void setIndex(int index)

getIndex

public int getIndex()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the variable name after stripping special characters and spaces from teh name but without the "x" prefix and suffix. It is teh display name of teh variable.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

name of variable

getText

@Deprecated
public java.lang.String getText()

Deprecated.

nameForDatabase

public java.lang.String nameForDatabase()

Leading and trailing "x" added for database security and prevent use of reserved words

Returns:

the name of teh variable used by calls to the database.

quotedNameForDatabase

public java.lang.String quotedNameForDatabase()

A particular format of the name often used for databases.

Returns:

quotedName

public java.lang.String quotedName()

getOriginalVariableName

public java.lang.String getOriginalVariableName()

nameChanged

public boolean nameChanged()

printNameChangeInformation

public java.lang.String printNameChangeInformation()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(VariableName o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<VariableName>