public boolean apply()

in vault-core/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/vault/util/DocViewProperty.java [491:549]


    public boolean apply(Node node) throws RepositoryException {
        Property prop = node.hasProperty(name) ? node.getProperty(name) : null;
        // check if multiple flags are equal
        if (prop != null && isMulti != prop.getDefinition().isMultiple()) {
            prop.remove();
            prop = null;
        }
        if (prop != null) {
            int propType = prop.getType();
            if (propType != type && (propType != PropertyType.STRING || type != PropertyType.UNDEFINED)) {
                // never compare if types differ
                prop = null;
            }
        }
        if (isMulti) {
            Value[] vs = prop == null ? null : prop.getValues();
            if (type == PropertyType.BINARY) {
                return applyBinary(node, vs);
            }
            if (vs != null && vs.length == values.length) {
                // quick check all values
                boolean modified = false;
                for (int i=0; i<vs.length; i++) {
                    if (!vs[i].getString().equals(values[i])) {
                        modified = true;
                    }
                }
                if (!modified) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            if (type == PropertyType.UNDEFINED) {
                node.setProperty(name, values);
            } else {
                node.setProperty(name, values, type);
            }
            // assume modified
            return true;
        } else {
            Value v = prop == null ? null : prop.getValue();
            if (type == PropertyType.BINARY) {
                return applyBinary(node, v);
            }
            if (v == null || !v.getString().equals(values[0])) {
                try {
                    if (type == PropertyType.UNDEFINED) {
                        node.setProperty(name, values[0]);
                    } else {
                        node.setProperty(name, values[0], type);
                    }
                } catch (ValueFormatException e) {
                    // forcing string
                    node.setProperty(name, values[0], PropertyType.STRING);
                }
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }