org.milyn.flatfile.Field Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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*
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package org.milyn.flatfile;
import org.milyn.assertion.AssertArgument;
/**
* Flat file record field.
*
* @author [email protected]
*/
public class Field {
private String name;
private String value;
private FieldMetaData metaData;
/**
* Public constructor.
* @param name The field name. Used to create the field value element.
* @param value The field value.
*/
public Field(String name, String value) {
AssertArgument.isNotNullAndNotEmpty(name, "name");
this.name = name;
this.value = value;
}
/**
* Get the field name.
* @return The field name.
*/
public String getName() {
return name;
}
/**
* Get the field value.
* @return The field value.
*/
public String getValue() {
return value;
}
/**
* Set optional field metadata.
* @param metaData The metadata.
* @return This field instance.
*/
public Field setMetaData(FieldMetaData metaData) {
this.metaData = metaData;
return this;
}
/**
* Get the optional field metadata.
* @return The metadata, or null if none has been set.
*/
public FieldMetaData getMetaData() {
return metaData;
}
}