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## org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api
Class ValueHandle

    java.lang.Object
      org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle
          org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ValueHandle

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ComplexValueHandle, SimpleValueHandle, StructureHandle

    public abstract class ValueHandle

extends ElementDetailHandle

Abstract base class for value-based handles.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle
`elementHandle`

Constructor Summary
`ValueHandle(DesignElementHandle element)` Constructs a value handle with the given element handle.

Method Summary
`abstract IElementPropertyDefn` | `getPropertyDefn()` Gets the property definition.
`abstract org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.MemberRef` | `getReference()` Returns a reference to the value.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle
`getDesign, getElement, getElementHandle, getModule`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ValueHandle

    public ValueHandle(DesignElementHandle element)

  Constructs a value handle with the given element handle.

  Parameters:
    `element` - a handle to a report element

Method Detail

### getPropertyDefn

    public abstract IElementPropertyDefn getPropertyDefn()

  Gets the property definition. This is the definition of the property that contains the specific value. If the value is a structure or member, then this is the definition of the property that contains the list that contains the structure that contains the member.

  Returns:
    the property definition

### getReference

    public abstract org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.MemberRef getReference()

  Returns a reference to the value. The reference is used to identify a list entry or member.

  Returns:
    a reference to the value

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