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Descriptor

Namespace: PP.Mb;

Inheritance hierarchy

PP.Object

PP.Mb.Descriptor

Description

The Descriptor class is a basic class for all repository objects.

Syntax

PP.initClass(PP.Mb.Descriptor, PP.Object, "Descriptor");

Properties

	Property name	Brief description
	Class	The Class property determines a repository object class.
	HasChildren	The HasChildren property returns whether there are child objects.
	IsLink	The IsLink property returns whether this object is in another repository.
	IsShortcut	The IsShortcut property returns whether this object is a shortcut to other repository object.
	Key	The Key property determines a repository object key.
	Metadata	The Metadata property determines object metadata.
	Name	The Name property determines object name.
	ParentKey	The ParentKey property determines parent object key.
	TimeStamp	The TimeStamp property determines date and time of the last changing of the repository object.
	Visible	The Visible property returns whether a repository object is visible.

NOTE. Properties can be used as the set/get methods. Available methods are specified in the specific property description.

Methods

	Method name	Brief description
	getState	The getState method returns object descriptor metadata: values of all properties of the Descriptor class.

Properties inherited from the class Object

	Property name	Brief description
	Id	The Id property determines a repository object identifier.

Methods inherited from the class Object

	Method name	Brief description
	clone	The clone method creates an object copy.
	dispose	The dispose method deletes the component.
	getHashCode	The getHashCode method returns hash code of repository object.
	getSettings	The getSettings method returns repository object settings.
	getTypeName	The getTypeName method returns the name of the object type without the namespace, to which it belongs.
	isEqual	The isEqual method determines whether the specified object is equal to the current repository object.
	isLive	The isLive method determines validity of repository object.
	removeAllEvents	The removeAllEvents method removes all object event handlers by the specified context.
	setSettings	The setSettings method determines repository object settings.
	defineProps	The defineProps method creates get and set methods from name array for the specified class.
	keys	The keys method returns array of methods and properties names for the specified object.

See also:

PP.Mb