com.jivesoftware.community
Interface Avatar

All Superinterfaces:

JiveObject

public interface Avatar
extends JiveObject

An object that represents a user's avatar. Avatars give a user the ability to specify an image that will be displayed alongside their username throughout the application.

Method Summary

Attachment	getAttachment() Returns the attachment for this avatar
int	getModValue() Returns the moderation value for this Avatar
User	getOwner() Returns user who created this avatar, if the user is null then this is a global avatar
Map<String,String>	getProperties() Retrieve a map of all the extended properties for the avatar.
boolean	isSystemDefault() Returns true if this is an instance of SystemDefaultAvatar, meaning the user has not selected an avatar or they are a guest user.
void	setModValue(int modValue) Modifies the moderation value of this specific avatar

Methods inherited from interface com.jivesoftware.community.JiveObject

getID, getObjectType

Method Detail

getModValue

int getModValue()

Returns the moderation value for this Avatar

Returns:

the moderation value for this Avatar

getAttachment

Attachment getAttachment()
                         throws AttachmentNotFoundException

Returns the attachment for this avatar

Returns:

the attachment for this avatar

Throws:

AttachmentNotFoundException - if we could not find an attachment for this avatar

getProperties

Map<String,String> getProperties()

Retrieve a map of all the extended properties for the avatar. Each avatar can have an arbitrary number of extended properties. This allows for enhanced functionality that is not part of the base interface. The map is alterable if the user is authorized to modify the avatar. Null keys and values are not allowed.

If the user is not authorized to modify the avatar any method which modifies the map will fail with a UnsupportedOperationException;

Returns:

a map of avatar extended properties.

getOwner

User getOwner()

Returns user who created this avatar, if the user is null then this is a global avatar

Returns:

user who created the avatar

setModValue

void setModValue(int modValue)
                 throws UnauthorizedException

Modifies the moderation value of this specific avatar

Parameters:

modValue - change the moderation value

Throws:

UnauthorizedException - thrown if the user does not have moderation privileges

isSystemDefault

boolean isSystemDefault()

Returns true if this is an instance of SystemDefaultAvatar, meaning the user has not selected an avatar or they are a guest user.

Returns:

true if this is an instance of SystemDefaultAvatar.