org.openmrs.customdatatype

Interface RepeatingCustomValueDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

CustomValueDescriptor

All Known Subinterfaces:

AttributeType<OwningType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseAttributeType, LocationAttributeType, ProviderAttributeType, VisitAttributeType

public interface RepeatingCustomValueDescriptor
extends CustomValueDescriptor

Metadata describing how a custom value may repeat within an owning type, as well as how it is stored. (For example a VisitAttributeType describes the behavior of the VisitAttributes within a Visit

Since:

1.9

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Integer	getMaxOccurs() Implementation should never return a number <= 0.
java.lang.Integer	getMinOccurs() Implementations should never return null.

Methods inherited from interface org.openmrs.customdatatype.CustomValueDescriptor

getDatatypeClassname, getDatatypeConfig, getHandlerConfig, getPreferredHandlerClassname

Method Detail

getMinOccurs

java.lang.Integer getMinOccurs()

Implementations should never return null. Positive return values indicate a "required" value.

Returns:

the minimum number of values of this type that must be present for the owner to be valid

getMaxOccurs

java.lang.Integer getMaxOccurs()

Implementation should never return a number <= 0.

Returns:

the maximum number of values of this type that may be present for the owner to be valid