protected Person() 
{

}

This is the JDO-required no-args constructor.

 public Person(long personid,
    String firstname,
    String lastname,
    String middlename,
    Date birthdate) 
{
        this.personid = personid;
        this.firstname = firstname;
        this.lastname = lastname;
        this.middlename = middlename;
        this.birthdate = birthdate;
}

Construct a Person instance.

Parameters:

personid - The person identifier.

firstname - The person's first name.

lastname - The person's last name.

middlename - The person's middle name.

birthdate - The person's birthdate.

 public Person(long personid,
    String firstname,
    String lastname,
    String middlename,
    Date birthdate,
    IAddress address) 
{
        this(personid, firstname, lastname, middlename, birthdate);
        this.address = (Address)address;
}

Construct a Person instance.

Parameters:

personid - The person identifier.

firstname - The person's first name.

lastname - The person's last name.

middlename - The person's middle name.

birthdate - The person's birthdate.

address - The person's address.

 public int compare(Object o1,
    Object o2) 
{
        return compare((IPerson)o1, (IPerson)o2);
}

Compare two instances. This is a method in Comparator.

 public static int compare(IPerson o1,
    IPerson o2) 
{
        return EqualityHelper.compare(o1.getPersonid(), o2.getPersonid());
}

Compares its two IPerson arguments for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second.

 public int compareTo(Object o) 
{
        return compareTo((IPerson)o);
}

Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

 public int compareTo(IPerson other) 
{
        return compare(this, other);
}

Compares this object with the specified Person object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

 public boolean deepCompareFields(Object other,
    EqualityHelper helper) 
{
        IPerson otherPerson = (IPerson)other;
        String where = "Person< " + personid + " >";
        return 
            helper.equals(personid, otherPerson.getPersonid(), where + ".personid") &
            helper.equals(firstname, otherPerson.getFirstname(), where + ".firstname") &
            helper.equals(lastname, otherPerson.getLastname(), where + ".lastname") &
            helper.equals(middlename, otherPerson.getMiddlename(), where + ".middlename") &
            helper.equals(birthdate, otherPerson.getBirthdate(), where + ".birthdate") &
            helper.deepEquals(address, otherPerson.getAddress(), where + ".address") &
            helper.deepEquals(phoneNumbers, otherPerson.getPhoneNumbers(), where + ".phoneNumbers");
}

Returns true if all the fields of this instance are deep equal to the coresponding fields of the specified Person.

 public boolean equals(Object obj) 
{
        if (obj instanceof IPerson) {
            return compareTo((IPerson)obj) == 0;
        }
        return false;
}

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

 public IAddress getAddress() 
{
        return address;
}

Get the address.

 public Date getBirthdate() 
{
        return birthdate;
}

Get the person's birthdate.

 protected String getFieldRepr() 
{
        StringBuffer rc = new StringBuffer();
        rc.append(personid);
        rc.append(", ").append(lastname);
        rc.append(", ").append(firstname);
        rc.append(", born ").append(formatter.format(birthdate));
        rc.append(", phone ").append(phoneNumbers);
        return rc.toString();
}

Returns a String representation of the non-relationship fields.

 public String getFirstname() 
{
        return firstname;
}

Get the person's first name.

 public String getLastname() 
{
        return lastname;
}

Get the person's last name.

 public String getMiddlename() 
{
        return middlename;
}

Get the person's middle name.

 public long getPersonid() 
{
        return personid;
}

Get the person's id.

 public String getPhoneNumber(String type) 
{
        return (String)phoneNumbers.get(type);
}

Get the phone number for the specified phone number type.

 public Map getPhoneNumbers() 
{
        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(phoneNumbers);
}

Get the map of phone numbers as an unmodifiable map.

 public int hashCode() 
{
        return (int)personid;
}

Returns a hash code value for the object.

 public String putPhoneNumber(String type,
    String phoneNumber) 
{
        return (String)phoneNumbers.put(type, phoneNumber);
}

Associates the specified phone number with the specified type in the map of phone numbers of this person.

 public String removePhoneNumber(String type) 
{
        return (String)phoneNumbers.remove(type);
}

Remove a phoneNumber from the map of phone numbers.

 public  void setAddress(IAddress address) 
{
        this.address = (Address)address;
}

Set the address.

 public  void setBirthdate(Date birthdate) 
{
        this. birthdate = birthdate;
}

Set the person's birthdate.

 public  void setFirstname(String firstname) 
{
        this.firstname = firstname;
}

Set the person's first name.

 public  void setLastname(long personid) 
{
        this.personid = personid;
}

Set the person's id.

 public  void setLastname(String lastname) 
{
        this.lastname = lastname;
}

Set the person's last name.

 public  void setMiddlename(String middlename) 
{
        this.middlename = middlename;
}

Set the person's middle name.

 public  void setPersonid(long id) 
{
        if (this.personid != 0)
            throw new IllegalStateException("Id is already set.");
        this.personid = id;
}

Set the id associated with this object.

 public  void setPhoneNumbers(Map phoneNumbers) 
{
        // workaround: create a new HashMap, because fostore does not
        // support LinkedHashMap
        this.phoneNumbers = 
            (phoneNumbers != null) ? new HashMap(phoneNumbers) : null;
}

Set the phoneNumber map to be in this person.

 public String toString() 
{
        return "Person(" + getFieldRepr() + ")";
}

Returns a String representation of a Person object.