org.neo4j.graphdb.event

Interface PropertyEntry<T extends PropertyContainer>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the entity the property belongs to, either Node or Relationship.

public interface PropertyEntry<T extends PropertyContainer>

Represents a changed property. Instances of this interface represent the property as it is after the transaction when returned from TransactionData.assignedNodeProperties() or TransactionData.assignedRelationshipProperties(). Instances of this interface represent the property as it was before the transaction as well as how it will be after the transaction has been committed.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	entity() Get the entity that this property was modified on.
String	key() Get the key of the modified property.
Object	previouslyCommitedValue() Get the value of the modified property as it was before the transaction (which modified it) started.
Object	value() Get the value of the modified property.

Method Detail

entity

T entity()

Get the entity that this property was modified on. The entity is either a Node or a Relationship, depending on the generic type of this instance.

Returns:

the Node or Relationship that the property was modified on.

key

String key()

Get the key of the modified property.

Returns:

the key of the modified property.

previouslyCommitedValue

Object previouslyCommitedValue()

Get the value of the modified property as it was before the transaction (which modified it) started. If this PropertyEntry was returned from TransactionData.assignedNodeProperties() or TransactionData.assignedRelationshipProperties(), the value returned from this method is the value that was set for key on entity before the transaction started, or null if such a property wasn't set. If this PropertyEntry was returned from TransactionData.removedNodeProperties() or TransactionData.removedRelationshipProperties() the value returned from this method is the value that was stored at this property before the transaction started.

Returns:

The value of the property as it was before the transaction started.

value

Object value()

Get the value of the modified property. If this PropertyEntry was returned from TransactionData.assignedNodeProperties() or TransactionData.assignedRelationshipProperties(), the value returned from this method is the value that will be assigned to the property after the transaction is committed. If this PropertyEntry was returned from TransactionData.removedNodeProperties() or TransactionData.removedRelationshipProperties() an IllegalStateException will be thrown.

Returns:

The value of the modified property.

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if this method is called where this instance represents a removed property.