Property (PULsE 1.98 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DiscreteSelector, Flag, Identifier, InstanceDescriptor, NumericProperty, SampleName
```
public interface Property
extends Serializable
```
The basic interface for properties. The only declared functionality consists in the ability to report the associated value and deliver text description.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`attemptUpdate(Object value)`
`default String`	`formattedOutput()`	Formats the value so that it is suitable for output using the GUI or console.
`String`	`getDescriptor(boolean addHtmlTags)`	Creates a `String` to describe this property (often used in GUI applications).
`Object`	`getValue()`	Retrieves the value of this `Property`.
`default Object`	`identifier()`

- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
Object getValue()
```
    Retrieves the value of this Property.
    
    Returns:
    
    an object representing the value of this Property
  - formattedOutput
```
default String formattedOutput()
```
    Formats the value so that it is suitable for output using the GUI or console.
    
    Returns:
    
    a formatted String representing the value
  - getDescriptor
```
String getDescriptor(boolean addHtmlTags)
```
    Creates a String to describe this property (often used in GUI applications).
    
    Parameters:
    
    addHtmlTags - if true, adds the 'html' tags at both ends of the descriptor String.
    
    Returns:
    
    a String, with or without 'html' tags, describing this Property
  - attemptUpdate
```
boolean attemptUpdate(Object value)
```
  - identifier
```
default Object identifier()
```