BusinessEntity (jUDDI 0.9rc4)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.juddi.datatype.business.BusinessEntity

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, RegistryObject
```
public class BusinessEntity
extends java.lang.Object
implements RegistryObject
```
"Top-level information manager for all of the information about a particular set of information related to a business unit" - technical whitepaper "Information about the party who publishes information about a service" - XML Structure Reference

Author:

Steve Viens (sviens@apache.org)

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

BusinessEntity()
Constructs a new BusinessEntity instance.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`BusinessEntity()` Constructs a new BusinessEntity instance.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addBusinessService(BusinessService service)` Add a business service to this business entity.
`void`	`addCategory(KeyedReference keyref)` Add a category to the categorybag of this business entity.
`void`	`addContact(Contact contact)` Add a contact to this business entity.
`void`	`addDescription(Description descr)` Adds the given description.
`void`	`addDiscoveryURL(DiscoveryURL url)` Adds a new discoveryURL to this business enitity's set of discoverURLs.
`void`	`addIdentifier(KeyedReference keyref)` Add an identifier to the identifierbag of this business entity.
`void`	`addName(Name name)` Add a name to this business entity.
`java.lang.String`	`getAuthorizedName()` Returns the authorized name of this business entity.
`java.lang.String`	`getBusinessKey()` Returns the business key of this business entity.
`BusinessServices`	`getBusinessServices()` Returns the business services of this business entity.
`CategoryBag`	`getCategoryBag()` Returns the categorybag of this business entity.
`Contacts`	`getContacts()` Returns the contacts of this business entity.
`java.util.Vector`	`getDescriptionVector()` Returns the descriptions.
`DiscoveryURLs`	`getDiscoveryURLs()` Returns the set of discoveryURLs used for finding this business entity.
`IdentifierBag`	`getIdentifierBag()` Returns the identifierbag of this business entity.
`java.util.Vector`	`getNameVector()` Returns the names of this business entity.
`java.lang.String`	`getOperator()` Returns the operator of this business entity.
`void`	`setAuthorizedName(java.lang.String name)` Sets the authorized name of this business entity to the given name.
`void`	`setBusinessKey(java.lang.String key)` Sets the business key of this business entity to the given key.
`void`	`setBusinessServices(BusinessServices services)` Sets business services to this business services list.
`void`	`setCategoryBag(CategoryBag bag)` Set the categorybag of this business entity to the given one.
`void`	`setContacts(Contacts contacts)` Set the set of contacts of this business entity to the given set.
`void`	`setDescriptionVector(java.util.Vector descr)` Sets the description list to the current one.
`void`	`setDiscoveryURLs(DiscoveryURLs urls)` Sets the collection of discoveryURLs to this business entity.
`void`	`setIdentifierBag(IdentifierBag bag)` Set the identifierbag of this business entity to the given one.
`void`	`setNameVector(java.util.Vector names)` Set the set of names of this business entity to the given set.
`void`	`setOperator(java.lang.String operator)` Sets the operator of this business entity to the given operator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - BusinessEntity
```
public BusinessEntity()
```
    Constructs a new BusinessEntity instance.
- Method Detail
  - setBusinessKey
```
public void setBusinessKey(java.lang.String key)
```
    Sets the business key of this business entity to the given key.
    
    Parameters:
    key - The new key of this business entity.
  - getBusinessKey
```
public java.lang.String getBusinessKey()
```
    Returns the business key of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The business key of this business entity.
  - setAuthorizedName
```
public void setAuthorizedName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Sets the authorized name of this business entity to the given name.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The new authorized name of this business entity.
  - getAuthorizedName
```
public java.lang.String getAuthorizedName()
```
    Returns the authorized name of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The authorized name of this business entity, or null if this business entity doesn't have an authorized name.
  - setOperator
```
public void setOperator(java.lang.String operator)
```
    Sets the operator of this business entity to the given operator.
    
    Parameters:
    operator - The new operator of this business entity.
  - getOperator
```
public java.lang.String getOperator()
```
    Returns the operator of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The operator of this business entity, or null if this business entity doesn't have an operator.
  - addDiscoveryURL
```
public void addDiscoveryURL(DiscoveryURL url)
```
    Adds a new discoveryURL to this business enitity's set of discoverURLs. The discoveryURL is added to the end of the set. When a businessEntity is saved a new discoveryURL is generated automatically, eg, http://www.some-operator.com?businessKey=BE3D2F08-CEB3-11D3-849F-0050DA1803C0 Each time the businessEntity is saved this set is augmented with a newly generated discoveryURL.
    
    Parameters:
    url - The discoveryURL to add.
  - setDiscoveryURLs
```
public void setDiscoveryURLs(DiscoveryURLs urls)
```
    Sets the collection of discoveryURLs to this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    urls - The set of discoveryURLs to add.
  - getDiscoveryURLs
```
public DiscoveryURLs getDiscoveryURLs()
```
    Returns the set of discoveryURLs used for finding this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The set of discoveryURLs. If this business entity doesn't have a any discoveryURL, an empty enumeration is returned.
  - addDescription
```
public void addDescription(Description descr)
```
    Adds the given description.
    
    Parameters:
    descr - The description to add.
  - setDescriptionVector
```
public void setDescriptionVector(java.util.Vector descr)
```
    Sets the description list to the current one. Ignores any object in the collection that is not an "instanceof" the Description class.
    
    Parameters:
    descr - Collection of Description objects to set
  - getDescriptionVector
```
public java.util.Vector getDescriptionVector()
```
    Returns the descriptions.
    
    Returns:
    the descriptions. If the aren't any descriptions, an empty enumeration is returned.
  - addContact
```
public void addContact(Contact contact)
```
    Add a contact to this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    contact - The contact to add.
  - setContacts
```
public void setContacts(Contacts contacts)
```
    Set the set of contacts of this business entity to the given set.
    
    Parameters:
    contacts - The new set of contacts.
  - getContacts
```
public Contacts getContacts()
```
    Returns the contacts of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The contacts of thes business entity. If this business entity doesn't have any contacts, an empty set is returned.
  - addName
```
public void addName(Name name)
```
    Add a name to this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    name - The Name to add.
  - setNameVector
```
public void setNameVector(java.util.Vector names)
```
    Set the set of names of this business entity to the given set.
    
    Parameters:
    names - The new set of contacts.
  - getNameVector
```
public java.util.Vector getNameVector()
```
    Returns the names of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The names of thes business entity. If this business entity doesn't have any names, an empty set is returned.
  - addBusinessService
```
public void addBusinessService(BusinessService service)
```
    Add a business service to this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    service - The service to add.
  - setBusinessServices
```
public void setBusinessServices(BusinessServices services)
```
    Sets business services to this business services list.
    
    Parameters:
    services - The set of business services to add.
  - getBusinessServices
```
public BusinessServices getBusinessServices()
```
    Returns the business services of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The business services of this business entity. If this business entity doesn't have any services, an empty enumeration is returned.
  - addIdentifier
```
public void addIdentifier(KeyedReference keyref)
```
    Add an identifier to the identifierbag of this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    keyref - The identifier to add.
  - setIdentifierBag
```
public void setIdentifierBag(IdentifierBag bag)
```
    Set the identifierbag of this business entity to the given one.
    
    Parameters:
    bag - The new identifierbag.
  - getIdentifierBag
```
public IdentifierBag getIdentifierBag()
```
    Returns the identifierbag of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The identifierbag of this business entity. If this business entity doesn't contain any identifiers, an empty bag is returned.
  - addCategory
```
public void addCategory(KeyedReference keyref)
```
    Add a category to the categorybag of this business entity.
    
    Parameters:
    keyref - The category to add.
  - setCategoryBag
```
public void setCategoryBag(CategoryBag bag)
```
    Set the categorybag of this business entity to the given one.
    
    Parameters:
    bag - The new categorybag.
  - getCategoryBag
```
public CategoryBag getCategoryBag()
```
    Returns the categorybag of this business entity.
    
    Returns:
    The categorybag of this business entity. If this business entity doesn't contain any categories, an empty bag is returned.

Class BusinessEntity

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

BusinessEntity

Method Detail

setBusinessKey

getBusinessKey

setAuthorizedName

getAuthorizedName

setOperator

getOperator

addDiscoveryURL

setDiscoveryURLs

getDiscoveryURLs

addDescription

setDescriptionVector

getDescriptionVector

addContact

setContacts

getContacts

addName

setNameVector

getNameVector

addBusinessService

setBusinessServices

getBusinessServices

addIdentifier

setIdentifierBag

getIdentifierBag

addCategory

setCategoryBag

getCategoryBag