.. java:import:: java.util HashMap

.. java:import:: java.util LinkedList

.. java:import:: java.util List

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.entity EntityInterface

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.query Query

.. java:import:: org.caosdb.server.query Query.Selection

SerializeFieldStrategy
======================

.. java:package:: org.caosdb.server.entity.xml
   :noindex:

.. java:type:: public class SerializeFieldStrategy

   A class which decides whether the properties, parents, name, etc. of an entity are to be included into the serialization or not.

   The decision is based on a list of \ :java:ref:`Query.Selection`\  or smart defaults.

   :author: Timm Fitschen

Constructors
------------
SerializeFieldStrategy
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:constructor:: public SerializeFieldStrategy(List<Selection> selections)
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy

SerializeFieldStrategy
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:constructor:: public SerializeFieldStrategy()
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy

Methods
-------
addSelection
^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: public SerializeFieldStrategy addSelection(Selection selection)
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy

forProperty
^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: public SerializeFieldStrategy forProperty(EntityInterface property)
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy

forProperty
^^^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: public SerializeFieldStrategy forProperty(String name)
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy

   Return the strategy for a property.

isToBeSet
^^^^^^^^^

.. java:method:: public boolean isToBeSet(String field)
   :outertype: SerializeFieldStrategy