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## org.apache.lucene.facet.index.attributes
Interface CategoryAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
  Attribute

All Known Implementing Classes:
  CategoryAttributeImpl

    public interface CategoryAttribute

extends Attribute

An attribute which contains for a certain category the `CategoryPath` and additional properties.

WARNING: This API is experimental and might change in incompatible ways in the next release.

Method Summary
`void` | `addProperty(CategoryProperty property)` Add a property.
`void` | `clear()` Resets this attribute to its initial value: a null category path and no properties.
`void` | `clearProperties()` Clear all properties.
`CategoryAttribute` | `clone()` Clone this `CategoryAttribute`.
`CategoryPath` | `getCategoryPath()` Returns the value of this attribute: a category path.
`CategoryProperty` | `getProperty(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)` Get a property of a certain property class.
`CategoryProperty` | `getProperty(Collection<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>> propertyClasses)` Get a property of one of given property classes.
`Set<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>>` | `getPropertyClasses()` Get all the active property classes.
`void` | `remove(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)` Remove an property of a certain property class.
`void` | `set(CategoryAttribute other)` Set the content of this `CategoryAttribute` from another `CategoryAttribute` object.
`void` | `setCategoryPath(CategoryPath cp)` Sets the category path value of this attribute.

Method Detail

### set

    void set(CategoryAttribute other)

  Set the content of this `CategoryAttribute` from another `CategoryAttribute` object.

  Parameters:
    `other` - The `CategoryAttribute` to take the content from.

### setCategoryPath

    void setCategoryPath(CategoryPath cp)

  Sets the category path value of this attribute.

  Parameters:
    `cp` - A category path. May not be null.

### getCategoryPath

    CategoryPath getCategoryPath()

  Returns the value of this attribute: a category path.

  Returns:
    The category path last assigned to this attribute, or null if none has been assigned.

### addProperty

    void addProperty(CategoryProperty property)
                     throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Add a property. The property can be later retrieved using `getProperty(Class)` with this property class .
  Adding multiple properties of the same class is forbidden.

  Parameters:
    `property` - The property to add.
  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException` - When attempting to add a property of a class that was added before and merge is prohibited.

### getProperty

    CategoryProperty getProperty(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)

  Get a property of a certain property class.

  Parameters:
    `propertyClass` - The required property class.
  Returns:
    The property of the given class, or null if no such property exists.

### getProperty

    CategoryProperty getProperty(Collection<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>> propertyClasses)

  Get a property of one of given property classes.

  Parameters:
    `propertyClasses` - The property classes.
  Returns:
    A property matching one of the given classes, or null if no such property exists.

### getPropertyClasses

    Set<Class<? extends CategoryProperty>> getPropertyClasses()

  Get all the active property classes.

  Returns:
    A set containing the active property classes, or `null` if there are no properties.

### clone

    CategoryAttribute clone()

  Clone this `CategoryAttribute`.

  Returns:
    A clone of this `CategoryAttribute`.

### clear

    void clear()

  Resets this attribute to its initial value: a null category path and no properties.

### clearProperties

    void clearProperties()

  Clear all properties.

### remove

    void remove(Class<? extends CategoryProperty> propertyClass)

  Remove an property of a certain property class.

  Parameters:
    `propertyClass` - The required property class.

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