@Override
public String toString() {
return DatamodelUtils.toStringAttribute(this, null);
}
@Override
public boolean equals(Object obj) {
return DatamodelUtils.equalAttributes(this, obj);
}
/**
* This method compares this attribute to another. It is required by the Comparable and the
* Attribute-Interface. It compares in multiple steps 1) lexicographic order of identification 2)
* lexicographic order of value 3) sort by subattributes 3a) attributes are equal iff their
* subattribute lists are equal 3b) the attribute with more subattributes comes first 3c) the
* first difference in equal-length subattribute lists decides
*/
@Override
public int compareTo(Attribute arg0) {
return DatamodelUtils.compareAttributes(this, arg0);
}
@Override
public String getValueType() {
return DatamodelUtils.getValueType(attributeValue);
}