Constructor Detail

• BaseNature

  protected BaseNature​(PropertyHolder holder)

  Constructor taking a PropertyHolder. Must be called from subclasses. Does a health check on the given PropertyHolder, whether the extending Nature exists.

  Parameters:

  holder - a PropertyHolder.

Method Detail

• getProperty

  protected final java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String key)

  Returns the property mapped to the key or null if not set before.

  Parameters:

  key - to look up.

  Returns:

  value or null if not found.

• setProperty

  protected final void setProperty​(java.lang.String key,
                                   java.lang.Object property)

  Sets the property for a given. Key must NOT be null, but can be an empty String.

  Parameters:

  property - to set.

  key - to insert.

• getBooleanPropertyDefaultFalse

  protected final boolean getBooleanPropertyDefaultFalse​(java.lang.String propertyName)

  Returns boolean value of the property or false if property value is null. Make sure, not to request a property, which does not have a boolean value!

  Parameters:

  propertyName - name of the property.

  Returns:

  false if null or false.

• getHolder

  protected final PropertyHolder getHolder()

  Returns the PropertyHolder.

  Returns:

  the holder

• getPropertyAsList

  protected java.util.List getPropertyAsList​(java.lang.String property)

  Returns value of the property as a List. If the property was not set before, a new List will be returned. Make sure, not to request a property, which is not a List!

  Parameters:

  propertyName - name of the property.

  Returns:

  A List.

• getPropertyAsMap

  protected java.util.Map getPropertyAsMap​(java.lang.String property)

  Returns value of the property as a List. If the property was not set before, a new List will be returned. Make sure, not to request a property, which is not a List!

  Parameters:

  propertyName - name of the property.

  Returns:

  A List.