idman.p3p.element
Class RetentionElement

java.lang.Object
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  +--idman.p3p.element.RetentionElement

public class RetentionElement

extends java.lang.Object

Each STATEMENT element that does not include a NON-IDENTIFIABLE element MUST contain a RETENTION element that indicates the kind of retention policy that applies to the data referenced in that statement.
See P3P-Specification
<!-- *********** RETENTION ************ -->
<!ELEMENT RETENTION (EXTENSION*,
(no-retention
| stated-purpose
| legal-requirement
| indefinitely
| business-practices),
EXTENSION*)>

Since:

18.06.2002

Version:

$Id: RetentionElement.java,v 1.8 2003/11/11 11:42:12 tk4 Exp $

Author:

Sven Doering

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	BUSINESS_PRACTICES default value as string
static java.lang.String	INDEFINITELY default value as string
static java.lang.String	LEGAL_REQUIREMENT default value as string
static java.lang.String	NO_RETENTION default value as string
static java.lang.String	STATED_PURPOSE default value as string

Constructor Summary

RetentionElement(idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] preExtension, java.lang.String retention, idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] postExtension)
Creates the RetentionElement.

Method Summary

idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[]	getPostExtension() Returns the postExtension.
idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[]	getPreExtension() Returns the preExtension.
java.lang.String	getRetention() Returns the retention-String.
static boolean	isPredefined(java.lang.String retention) Returns true if the argument is defined within P3P.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NO_RETENTION

public static final java.lang.String NO_RETENTION

default value as string

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Constant Field Values

STATED_PURPOSE

public static final java.lang.String STATED_PURPOSE

default value as string

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Constant Field Values

LEGAL_REQUIREMENT

public static final java.lang.String LEGAL_REQUIREMENT

default value as string

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Constant Field Values

INDEFINITELY

public static final java.lang.String INDEFINITELY

default value as string

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Constant Field Values

BUSINESS_PRACTICES

public static final java.lang.String BUSINESS_PRACTICES

default value as string

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

RetentionElement

public RetentionElement(idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] preExtension,
                        java.lang.String retention,
                        idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] postExtension)

Creates the RetentionElement.

Parameters:

preExtension - Extensions to prepend

retention - Time of data keeping

postExtension - Extensions to append

Method Detail

getRetention

public java.lang.String getRetention()

Returns the retention-String.

Returns:

String retention

getPreExtension

public idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] getPreExtension()

Returns the preExtension.

Returns:

ExtensionElement[] preExtension

getPostExtension

public idman.p3p.element.ExtensionElement[] getPostExtension()

Returns the postExtension.

Returns:

ExtensionElement[] postExtension

isPredefined

public static boolean isPredefined(java.lang.String retention)

Returns true if the argument is defined within P3P.

Parameters:

retention - to be checked.

Returns:

true if its a retention defined in P3P, false otherwise.