Package com.sun.identity.saml.assertion

Class Attribute

java.lang.Object

com.sun.identity.saml.assertion.AttributeDesignator

com.sun.identity.saml.assertion.Attribute

@SupportedAll
public class Attribute
extends AttributeDesignator

The Attribute element specifies an attribute of the assertion subject. The Attribute element is an extension of the AttributeDesignator element that allows the attribute value to be specified.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected List<Element>	_attributeValue

Fields inherited from class com.sun.identity.saml.assertion.AttributeDesignator

_attributeName, _attributeNameSpace

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Attribute(String name, String nameSpace, String attributeValue)	Constructs an instance of Attribute.
Attribute(String name, String nameSpace, List<Element> values)	Constructs an instance of Attribute.
Attribute(Element element)	Constructs an attribute element from an existing XML block.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addAttributeValue(String value)	Adds AttributeValue to the Attribute.
void	addAttributeValue(Element element)	Adds AttributeValue to the Attribute.
List<Element>	getAttributeValue()	Returns AttributeValue from the Attribute.
String	toString()	Returns a String representation of the <saml:Attribute> element,
String	toString(boolean includeNS, boolean declareNS)	Returns a String representation of the <saml:Attribute> element.

Methods inherited from class com.sun.identity.saml.assertion.AttributeDesignator

getAttributeName, getAttributeNamespace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_attributeValue

protected List<Element> _attributeValue

Constructor Detail

Attribute

public Attribute(Element element)
          throws SAMLException

Constructs an attribute element from an existing XML block.

Parameters:

element - representing a DOM tree element.

Throws:

SAMLException - if there is an error in the sender or in the element definition.

Attribute

public Attribute(String name,
                 String nameSpace,
                 List<Element> values)
          throws SAMLException

Constructs an instance of Attribute.

Parameters:

name - A String representing AttributeName (the name of the attribute).

nameSpace - A String representing the namespace in which AttributeName elements are interpreted.

values - A List of DOM element representing the AttributeValue object.

Throws:

SAMLException - if there is an error in the sender or in the element definition.

Attribute

public Attribute(String name,
                 String nameSpace,
                 String attributeValue)
          throws SAMLException

Constructs an instance of Attribute.

Parameters:

name - The name of the attribute.

nameSpace - The namespace in which AttributeName elements are interpreted.

attributeValue - an AttributeValue object.

Throws:

SAMLException - if there is an error in the sender or in the element definition.

Method Detail

getAttributeValue

public List<Element> getAttributeValue()
                                throws SAMLException

Returns AttributeValue from the Attribute.

Returns:

A list of DOM Element representing the AttributeValue block.

Throws:

SAMLException - If there was an error.

addAttributeValue

public void addAttributeValue(String value)
                       throws SAMLException

Adds AttributeValue to the Attribute.

Parameters:

value - A String representing AttributeValue.

Throws:

SAMLException - If there was an error.

addAttributeValue

public void addAttributeValue(Element element)
                       throws SAMLException

Adds AttributeValue to the Attribute.

Parameters:

element - An Element object representing AttributeValue.

Throws:

SAMLException - If there was an error.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of the <saml:Attribute> element,

Overrides:

toString in class AttributeDesignator

Returns:

A string containing the valid XML for this element.

toString

public String toString(boolean includeNS,
                       boolean declareNS)

Returns a String representation of the <saml:Attribute> element.

Overrides:

toString in class AttributeDesignator

Parameters:

includeNS - Determines whether or not the namespace qualifier is prepended to the Element when converted

declareNS - Determines whether or not the namespace is declared within the Element.

Returns:

A string containing the valid XML for this element