HedSchemaEntry

class HedSchemaEntry(name, section)[source]

A single node in a HedSchema.

The structure contains all the node information including attributes and properties.

Methods

HedSchemaEntry.__init__(name, section)

Constructor for HedSchemaEntry.

HedSchemaEntry.attribute_has_property(...)

Return True if attribute has property.

HedSchemaEntry.finalize_entry(schema)

Called once after loading to set internal state.

HedSchemaEntry.has_attribute(attribute[, ...])

Checks for the existence of an attribute in this entry.

Attributes

HedSchemaEntry.section_key

HedSchemaEntry.__init__(name, section)[source]

Constructor for HedSchemaEntry.

Parameters:

  • name (str) – The name of the entry.

  • section (HedSchemaSection) – The section to which it belongs.

HedSchemaEntry.attribute_has_property(attribute, property_name)[source]

Return True if attribute has property.

Parameters:

  • attribute (str) – Attribute name to check for property_name.

  • property_name (str) – The property value to return.

Returns:

Returns True if this entry has the property.

Return type:

bool

HedSchemaEntry.finalize_entry(schema)[source]

Called once after loading to set internal state.

Parameters:

schema (HedSchema) – The schema that holds the rules.

HedSchemaEntry.has_attribute(attribute, return_value=False)[source]

Checks for the existence of an attribute in this entry.

Parameters:

  • attribute (str) – The attribute to check for.

  • return_value (bool) – If True, returns the actual value of the attribute. If False, returns a boolean indicating the presence of the attribute.

Returns:

If return_value is False, returns True if the attribute exists and False otherwise. If return_value is True, returns the value of the attribute if it exists, else returns None.

Return type:

bool or any

Notes

  • The existence of an attribute does not guarantee its validity.

HedSchemaEntry.section_key