```
public interface AttributeTypeSupport
```
API helping to manipulate attributes, used internally

Author:

K. Benedyczak

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<org.springframework.core.io.Resource>`	`getAttibuteTypeResourcesFromClasspathDir()`	Get attribute type resource from classpath resource dir
`Collection<AttributeType>`	`getAttributeTypes()`
`AttributeValueSyntax<?>`	`getSyntax(Attribute attribute)`
`AttributeValueSyntax<?>`	`getSyntax(AttributeType at)`
`AttributeValueSyntax<?>`	`getSyntaxFallingBackToDefault(Attribute attribute)`	As `getSyntax(Attribute)` but this method returns a syntax with default configuration for the given attribute if there is no attribute type recorded in the system.
`AttributeType`	`getType(String attribute)`
`AttributeType`	`getType(Attribute attribute)`
`AttributeValueSyntax<?>`	`getUnconfiguredSyntax(String syntaxId)`
`List<AttributeType>`	`loadAttributeTypesFromResource(org.springframework.core.io.Resource f)`	Loads attribute types from resource

- Method Detail
  - getSyntax
```
AttributeValueSyntax<?> getSyntax(AttributeType at)
```
    Returns:
    
    configured value syntax for the attribute type
  - getSyntax
```
AttributeValueSyntax<?> getSyntax(Attribute attribute)
```
    Returns:
    
    a configured attribute syntax for the given attribute name
  - getSyntaxFallingBackToDefault
```
AttributeValueSyntax<?> getSyntaxFallingBackToDefault(Attribute attribute)
```
    As getSyntax(Attribute) but this method returns a syntax with default configuration for the given attribute if there is no attribute type recorded in the system.
    
    Returns:
    
    a configured attribute syntax for the given attribute name
  - getUnconfiguredSyntax
```
AttributeValueSyntax<?> getUnconfiguredSyntax(String syntaxId)
```
    Returns:
    
    returned syntax is a default instance
  - getType
```
AttributeType getType(Attribute attribute)
```
    Returns:
    
    attribute type for the attribute name
  - getType
```
AttributeType getType(String attribute)
```
    Returns:
    
    attribute type for the attribute name
  - getAttributeTypes
```
Collection<AttributeType> getAttributeTypes()
```
  - loadAttributeTypesFromResource
```
List<AttributeType> loadAttributeTypesFromResource(org.springframework.core.io.Resource f)
```
    Loads attribute types from resource
  - getAttibuteTypeResourcesFromClasspathDir
```
List<org.springframework.core.io.Resource> getAttibuteTypeResourcesFromClasspathDir()
```
    Get attribute type resource from classpath resource dir

Interface AttributeTypeSupport

Method Summary

Method Detail

getSyntax

getSyntax

getSyntaxFallingBackToDefault

getUnconfiguredSyntax

getType

getType

getAttributeTypes

loadAttributeTypesFromResource

getAttibuteTypeResourcesFromClasspathDir