package jasi.simple.defi;

import jasi.sim.basic.element.AbstractElementBean;
import jasi.sim.basic.id.Id;

/** The container of a complex element's attributes. */
public abstract class ComplexElementHandler extends AbstractElementBean {
	/** Comment for <code>serialVersionUID</code>. */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	/** The value attribute. */
	private ComplexAttribute value = new ComplexAttribute();

	/**
	 * Construct container of a complex element's attributes.
	 */
	protected ComplexElementHandler() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Construct container of a complex element's attributes.
	 * 
	 * @param id
	 *            The simulation element's ID.
	 */
	protected ComplexElementHandler(Id id) {
		super(id);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns a string representation of this object.
	 * 
	 * @return The string.
	 */
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return super.toString() + ", simple.defi.ComplexElement.value=" + value;
	}

	/**
	 * Set the value attribute.
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            The new value of the attribute.
	 */
	public final void setValue(ComplexAttribute value) {
		if (set("value", value)) {
			this.value = new ComplexAttribute(value);// required for mutable
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Get the value attribute.
	 * 
	 * @return Its value.
	 */
	public final ComplexAttribute getValue() {
		return value = get("value", value);
	}

}