com.splunk
Class EntityCollection<T extends Entity>

java.lang.Object
  com.splunk.Resource
      com.splunk.ResourceCollection<T>
          com.splunk.EntityCollection<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of members in the collection.

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

EventTypeCollection, FiredAlertGroupCollection, InputCollection, JobCollection, LicensePoolCollection, MessageCollection, PasswordCollection, SavedSearchCollection, UserCollection

public class EntityCollection<T extends Entity>
extends ResourceCollection<T>

The EntityCollection class represents a collection of entities.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.splunk.ResourceCollection

itemClass, items

Fields inherited from class com.splunk.Resource

actions, partialPath, path, refreshArgs, service, title

Method Summary

T	create(java.lang.String name) Creates an entity in this collection.
T	create(java.lang.String name, java.util.Map args) Creates an entity in this collection.
T	remove(java.lang.String key) Removes an entity from this collection.
T	remove(java.lang.String key, Args namespace) Removes an entity from this collection, with a namespace restriction.

Methods inherited from class com.splunk.ResourceCollection

clear, containsKey, containsKey, containsValue, createItem, createItem, entrySet, equals, get, get, hashCode, isEmpty, itemKey, itemPath, keySet, list, put, putAll, refresh, remove, size, validate, values, valueSize

Methods inherited from class com.splunk.Resource

getActions, getName, getPath, getService, getTitle, invalidate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

create

public T create(java.lang.String name)

Creates an entity in this collection.

Parameters:

name - The name of the entity.

Returns:

The entity.

create

public T create(java.lang.String name,
                java.util.Map args)

Creates an entity in this collection.

Parameters:

name - The name of the entity.

args - The arguments that are provided for creating the entity.

Returns:

The entity.

remove

public T remove(java.lang.String key)

Removes an entity from this collection.

Parameters:

key - The name of the entity to remove.

Returns:

This collection.

Throws:

SplunkException - "AMBIGUOUS" if the collection contains more than one entity with the specified key. Disambiguation is done through the similar method remove(Object key, HashMap<String,String>namespace which uses the namespace to perform the disambiguation.

remove

public T remove(java.lang.String key,
                Args namespace)

Removes an entity from this collection, with a namespace restriction.

Parameters:

key - The name of the entity to remove.

namespace - The namespace restriction within the collection.

Returns:

This collection.