Attribute.java

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package org.apache.felix.metatype;

/**
 * The <code>Attribute</code> TODO
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
 */
public class Attribute extends OptionalAttributes
{

    private String adRef;
    private String[] content;

    public String getAdRef()
    {
        return adRef;
    }

    public void setAdRef(String adRef)
    {
        this.adRef = adRef;
    }

    public String[] getContent()
    {
        // FELIX-4771 - removed the clone as we're already working on a local 
        // copy and this pattern isn't used in other parts of the API...
        return this.content;
    }

    public void addContent(String[] added)
    {
        if (added != null && added.length > 0)
        {
            if (content == null)
            {
                content = (String[]) added.clone();
            }
            else
            {
                String[] newContent = new String[content.length + added.length];
                System.arraycopy(content, 0, newContent, 0, content.length);
                System.arraycopy(added, 0, newContent, content.length, added.length);
                content = newContent;
            }
        }
    }

    public void addContent(String content, boolean split)
    {
        if (content != null)
        {
            if (split)
            {
                addContent(AD.splitList(content));
            }
            else
            {
                addContent(new String[] { content });
            }
        }
    }
}