Package org.openhab.core.thing.type

Class ChannelGroupDefinition

java.lang.Object

org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelGroupDefinition

@NonNullByDefault
public class ChannelGroupDefinition
extends Object

The ChannelGroupDefinition class defines a ChannelGroupType of a ThingType.

A ChannelGroupType is part of a Thing that represents a set of channels (functionalities) of it.

Hint: This class is immutable.

Author:

Michael Grammling - Initial contribution, Dennis Nobel - Introduced ChannelTypeRegistry and channel type references

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ChannelGroupDefinition(String id, ChannelGroupTypeUID typeUID)	Creates a new instance of this class with the specified parameters.
ChannelGroupDefinition(String id, ChannelGroupTypeUID typeUID, @Nullable String label, @Nullable String description)	Creates a new instance of this class with the specified parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@Nullable String	getDescription()	Returns the description (if set).
String	getId()	Returns the identifier of the channel group.
@Nullable String	getLabel()	Returns the label (if set).
ChannelGroupTypeUID	getTypeUID()	Returns the type UID of the channel group.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ChannelGroupDefinition

public ChannelGroupDefinition(String id,
 ChannelGroupTypeUID typeUID,
 @Nullable String label,
 @Nullable String description)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new instance of this class with the specified parameters.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the channel group (must not be empty)

typeUID - the type UID of the channel group

label - the label for the channel group to override ChannelGroupType

description - the description for the channel group to override ChannelGroupType

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the ID is empty

ChannelGroupDefinition

public ChannelGroupDefinition(String id,
 ChannelGroupTypeUID typeUID)
                       throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new instance of this class with the specified parameters.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the channel group (must not be empty)

typeUID - the type UID of the channel group

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the ID is empty

Method Details

getId

public String getId()

Returns the identifier of the channel group.

Returns:

the identifier of the channel group (not empty)

getTypeUID

public ChannelGroupTypeUID getTypeUID()

Returns the type UID of the channel group.

Returns:

the type UID of the channel group

getLabel

public @Nullable String getLabel()

Returns the label (if set). If no label is set, getLabel will return null and the default label for the ChannelGroupType is used.

Returns:

the label for the channel group.

getDescription

public @Nullable String getDescription()

Returns the description (if set). If no description is set, getDescription will return null and the default description for the ChannelGroupType is used.

Returns:

the description for the channel group.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object