/*
 * This class was automatically generated with 
 * <a href="http://www.castor.org">Castor 1.1</a>, using an XML
 * Schema.
 * $Id$
 */

package uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core;

  //---------------------------------/
 //- Imported classes and packages -/
//---------------------------------/

import org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller;
import org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller;

/**
 * Class Entry.
 * 
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public class Entry extends uk.ac.vamsas.client.Vobject 
implements java.io.Serializable
{


      //--------------------------/
     //- Class/Member Variables -/
    //--------------------------/

    /**
     * Primary Key for vamsas object referencing
     *  
     */
    private java.lang.String _id;

    /**
     * Who 
     */
    private java.lang.String _user;

    /**
     * With which application 
     */
    private java.lang.String _app;

    /**
     * Did what 
     */
    private java.lang.String _action;

    /**
     * When
     */
    private java.util.Date _date;

    /**
     * additional information 
     */
    private java.util.Vector _propertyList;

    /**
     * parameter for the action 
     */
    private java.util.Vector _paramList;

    /**
     * bioinformatic objects input to action
     *  
     */
    private java.util.Vector _inputList;


      //----------------/
     //- Constructors -/
    //----------------/

    public Entry() {
        super();
        this._propertyList = new java.util.Vector();
        this._paramList = new java.util.Vector();
        this._inputList = new java.util.Vector();
    }


      //-----------/
     //- Methods -/
    //-----------/

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vInput
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addInput(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input vInput)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._inputList.addElement(vInput);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vInput
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addInput(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input vInput)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._inputList.add(index, vInput);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vParam
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addParam(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param vParam)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._paramList.addElement(vParam);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vParam
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addParam(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param vParam)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._paramList.add(index, vParam);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vProperty
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addProperty(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._propertyList.addElement(vProperty);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vProperty
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void addProperty(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        this._propertyList.add(index, vProperty);
    }

    /**
     * Method enumerateInput.
     * 
     * @return an Enumeration over all
     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input elements
     */
    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateInput(
    ) {
        return this._inputList.elements();
    }

    /**
     * Method enumerateParam.
     * 
     * @return an Enumeration over all
     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param elements
     */
    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateParam(
    ) {
        return this._paramList.elements();
    }

    /**
     * Method enumerateProperty.
     * 
     * @return an Enumeration over all
     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property elements
     */
    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateProperty(
    ) {
        return this._propertyList.elements();
    }

    /**
     * Overrides the java.lang.Object.equals method.
     * 
     * @param obj
     * @return true if the objects are equal.
     */
    public boolean equals(
            final java.lang.Object obj) {
        if ( this == obj )
            return true;
        
        if (super.equals(obj)==false)
            return false;
        
        if (obj instanceof Entry) {
        
            Entry temp = (Entry)obj;
            boolean thcycle;
            boolean tmcycle;
            if (this._id != null) {
                if (temp._id == null) return false;
                if (this._id != temp._id) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._id);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._id);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._id.equals(temp._id)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._id != null)
                return false;
            if (this._user != null) {
                if (temp._user == null) return false;
                if (this._user != temp._user) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._user);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._user);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._user); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._user); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._user.equals(temp._user)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._user);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._user);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._user);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._user);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._user != null)
                return false;
            if (this._app != null) {
                if (temp._app == null) return false;
                if (this._app != temp._app) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._app);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._app);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._app); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._app); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._app.equals(temp._app)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._app);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._app);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._app);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._app);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._app != null)
                return false;
            if (this._action != null) {
                if (temp._action == null) return false;
                if (this._action != temp._action) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._action);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._action);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._action); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._action); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._action.equals(temp._action)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._action);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._action);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._action);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._action);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._action != null)
                return false;
            if (this._date != null) {
                if (temp._date == null) return false;
                if (this._date != temp._date) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._date);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._date);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._date); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._date); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._date.equals(temp._date)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._date);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._date);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._date);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._date);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._date != null)
                return false;
            if (this._propertyList != null) {
                if (temp._propertyList == null) return false;
                if (this._propertyList != temp._propertyList) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._propertyList);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._propertyList);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._propertyList.equals(temp._propertyList)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._propertyList != null)
                return false;
            if (this._paramList != null) {
                if (temp._paramList == null) return false;
                if (this._paramList != temp._paramList) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._paramList);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._paramList);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._paramList); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._paramList); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._paramList.equals(temp._paramList)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._paramList);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._paramList);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._paramList);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._paramList);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._paramList != null)
                return false;
            if (this._inputList != null) {
                if (temp._inputList == null) return false;
                if (this._inputList != temp._inputList) {
                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._inputList);
                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._inputList);
                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._inputList); };
                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._inputList); };
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!thcycle) {
                        if (!this._inputList.equals(temp._inputList)) {
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._inputList);
                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._inputList);
                            return false;
                        }
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._inputList);
                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._inputList);
                    }
                }
            } else if (temp._inputList != null)
                return false;
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'action'. The field 'action' has
     * the following description: Did what 
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Action'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getAction(
    ) {
        return this._action;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'app'. The field 'app' has the
     * following description: With which application 
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'App'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getApp(
    ) {
        return this._app;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'date'. The field 'date' has the
     * following description: When
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Date'.
     */
    public java.util.Date getDate(
    ) {
        return this._date;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the
     * following description: Primary Key for vamsas object
     * referencing
     *  
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'Id'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getId(
    ) {
        return this._id;
    }

    /**
     * Method getInput.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input at
     * the given index
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input getInput(
            final int index)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._inputList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getInput: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._inputList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input) _inputList.get(index);
    }

    /**
     * Method getInput.Returns the contents of the collection in an
     * Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the collection contents are
     * changing in another thread, we pass a 0-length Array of the
     * correct type into the API call.  This way we <i>know</i>
     * that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
     * 
     * @return this collection as an Array
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input[] getInput(
    ) {
        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input[0];
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input[]) this._inputList.toArray(array);
    }

    /**
     * Method getInputAsReference.Returns a reference to
     * '_inputList'. No type checking is performed on any
     * modifications to the Vector.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
     */
    public java.util.Vector getInputAsReference(
    ) {
        return this._inputList;
    }

    /**
     * Method getInputCount.
     * 
     * @return the size of this collection
     */
    public int getInputCount(
    ) {
        return this._inputList.size();
    }

    /**
     * Method getParam.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param at
     * the given index
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param getParam(
            final int index)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._paramList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getParam: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._paramList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param) _paramList.get(index);
    }

    /**
     * Method getParam.Returns the contents of the collection in an
     * Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the collection contents are
     * changing in another thread, we pass a 0-length Array of the
     * correct type into the API call.  This way we <i>know</i>
     * that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
     * 
     * @return this collection as an Array
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param[] getParam(
    ) {
        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param[0];
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param[]) this._paramList.toArray(array);
    }

    /**
     * Method getParamAsReference.Returns a reference to
     * '_paramList'. No type checking is performed on any
     * modifications to the Vector.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
     */
    public java.util.Vector getParamAsReference(
    ) {
        return this._paramList;
    }

    /**
     * Method getParamCount.
     * 
     * @return the size of this collection
     */
    public int getParamCount(
    ) {
        return this._paramList.size();
    }

    /**
     * Method getProperty.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property
     * at the given index
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property getProperty(
            final int index)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getProperty: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) _propertyList.get(index);
    }

    /**
     * Method getProperty.Returns the contents of the collection in
     * an Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the collection contents
     * are changing in another thread, we pass a 0-length Array of
     * the correct type into the API call.  This way we <i>know</i>
     * that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
     * 
     * @return this collection as an Array
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] getProperty(
    ) {
        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[0];
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[]) this._propertyList.toArray(array);
    }

    /**
     * Method getPropertyAsReference.Returns a reference to
     * '_propertyList'. No type checking is performed on any
     * modifications to the Vector.
     * 
     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
     */
    public java.util.Vector getPropertyAsReference(
    ) {
        return this._propertyList;
    }

    /**
     * Method getPropertyCount.
     * 
     * @return the size of this collection
     */
    public int getPropertyCount(
    ) {
        return this._propertyList.size();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the value of field 'user'. The field 'user' has the
     * following description: Who 
     * 
     * @return the value of field 'User'.
     */
    public java.lang.String getUser(
    ) {
        return this._user;
    }

    /**
     * Overrides the java.lang.Object.hashCode method.
     * <p>
     * The following steps came from <b>Effective Java Programming
     * Language Guide</b> by Joshua Bloch, Chapter 3
     * 
     * @return a hash code value for the object.
     */
    public int hashCode(
    ) {
        int result = super.hashCode();
        
        long tmp;
        if (_id != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_id)) {
           result = 37 * result + _id.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_id);
        }
        if (_user != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_user)) {
           result = 37 * result + _user.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_user);
        }
        if (_app != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_app)) {
           result = 37 * result + _app.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_app);
        }
        if (_action != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_action)) {
           result = 37 * result + _action.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_action);
        }
        if (_date != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_date)) {
           result = 37 * result + _date.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_date);
        }
        if (_propertyList != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_propertyList)) {
           result = 37 * result + _propertyList.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_propertyList);
        }
        if (_paramList != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_paramList)) {
           result = 37 * result + _paramList.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_paramList);
        }
        if (_inputList != null
            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_inputList)) {
           result = 37 * result + _inputList.hashCode();
           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_inputList);
        }
        
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Method isValid.
     * 
     * @return true if this object is valid according to the schema
     */
    public boolean isValid(
    ) {
        try {
            validate();
        } catch (org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException vex) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param out
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
     */
    public void marshal(
            final java.io.Writer out)
    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
        Marshaller.marshal(this, out);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param handler
     * @throws java.io.IOException if an IOException occurs during
     * marshaling
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
     */
    public void marshal(
            final org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
    throws java.io.IOException, org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
        Marshaller.marshal(this, handler);
    }

    /**
     */
    public void removeAllInput(
    ) {
        this._inputList.clear();
    }

    /**
     */
    public void removeAllParam(
    ) {
        this._paramList.clear();
    }

    /**
     */
    public void removeAllProperty(
    ) {
        this._propertyList.clear();
    }

    /**
     * Method removeInput.
     * 
     * @param vInput
     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
     */
    public boolean removeInput(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input vInput) {
        boolean removed = _inputList.remove(vInput);
        return removed;
    }

    /**
     * Method removeInputAt.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @return the element removed from the collection
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input removeInputAt(
            final int index) {
        java.lang.Object obj = this._inputList.remove(index);
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input) obj;
    }

    /**
     * Method removeParam.
     * 
     * @param vParam
     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
     */
    public boolean removeParam(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param vParam) {
        boolean removed = _paramList.remove(vParam);
        return removed;
    }

    /**
     * Method removeParamAt.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @return the element removed from the collection
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param removeParamAt(
            final int index) {
        java.lang.Object obj = this._paramList.remove(index);
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param) obj;
    }

    /**
     * Method removeProperty.
     * 
     * @param vProperty
     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
     */
    public boolean removeProperty(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty) {
        boolean removed = _propertyList.remove(vProperty);
        return removed;
    }

    /**
     * Method removePropertyAt.
     * 
     * @param index
     * @return the element removed from the collection
     */
    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property removePropertyAt(
            final int index) {
        java.lang.Object obj = this._propertyList.remove(index);
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) obj;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'action'. The field 'action' has the
     * following description: Did what 
     * 
     * @param action the value of field 'action'.
     */
    public void setAction(
            final java.lang.String action) {
        this._action = action;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'app'. The field 'app' has the
     * following description: With which application 
     * 
     * @param app the value of field 'app'.
     */
    public void setApp(
            final java.lang.String app) {
        this._app = app;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'date'. The field 'date' has the
     * following description: When
     * 
     * @param date the value of field 'date'.
     */
    public void setDate(
            final java.util.Date date) {
        this._date = date;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the
     * following description: Primary Key for vamsas object
     * referencing
     *  
     * 
     * @param id the value of field 'id'.
     */
    public void setId(
            final java.lang.String id) {
        this._id = id;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vInput
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void setInput(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input vInput)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._inputList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setInput: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._inputList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        this._inputList.set(index, vInput);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vInputArray
     */
    public void setInput(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Input[] vInputArray) {
        //-- copy array
        _inputList.clear();
        
        for (int i = 0; i < vInputArray.length; i++) {
                this._inputList.add(vInputArray[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_inputList' by copying the given Vector.
     * All elements will be checked for type safety.
     * 
     * @param vInputList the Vector to copy.
     */
    public void setInput(
            final java.util.Vector vInputList) {
        // copy vector
        this._inputList.clear();
        
        this._inputList.addAll(vInputList);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_inputList' by setting it to the given
     * Vector. No type checking is performed.
     * @deprecated
     * 
     * @param inputVector the Vector to set.
     */
    public void setInputAsReference(
            final java.util.Vector inputVector) {
        this._inputList = inputVector;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vParam
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void setParam(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param vParam)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._paramList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setParam: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._paramList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        this._paramList.set(index, vParam);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vParamArray
     */
    public void setParam(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Param[] vParamArray) {
        //-- copy array
        _paramList.clear();
        
        for (int i = 0; i < vParamArray.length; i++) {
                this._paramList.add(vParamArray[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_paramList' by copying the given Vector.
     * All elements will be checked for type safety.
     * 
     * @param vParamList the Vector to copy.
     */
    public void setParam(
            final java.util.Vector vParamList) {
        // copy vector
        this._paramList.clear();
        
        this._paramList.addAll(vParamList);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_paramList' by setting it to the given
     * Vector. No type checking is performed.
     * @deprecated
     * 
     * @param paramVector the Vector to set.
     */
    public void setParamAsReference(
            final java.util.Vector paramVector) {
        this._paramList = paramVector;
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param index
     * @param vProperty
     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
     */
    public void setProperty(
            final int index,
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
        // check bounds for index
        if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setProperty: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
        }
        
        this._propertyList.set(index, vProperty);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @param vPropertyArray
     */
    public void setProperty(
            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] vPropertyArray) {
        //-- copy array
        _propertyList.clear();
        
        for (int i = 0; i < vPropertyArray.length; i++) {
                this._propertyList.add(vPropertyArray[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by copying the given
     * Vector. All elements will be checked for type safety.
     * 
     * @param vPropertyList the Vector to copy.
     */
    public void setProperty(
            final java.util.Vector vPropertyList) {
        // copy vector
        this._propertyList.clear();
        
        this._propertyList.addAll(vPropertyList);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by setting it to the given
     * Vector. No type checking is performed.
     * @deprecated
     * 
     * @param propertyVector the Vector to set.
     */
    public void setPropertyAsReference(
            final java.util.Vector propertyVector) {
        this._propertyList = propertyVector;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of field 'user'. The field 'user' has the
     * following description: Who 
     * 
     * @param user the value of field 'user'.
     */
    public void setUser(
            final java.lang.String user) {
        this._user = user;
    }

    /**
     * Method unmarshal.
     * 
     * @param reader
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
     * @return the unmarshaled uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Entry
     */
    public static uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Entry unmarshal(
            final java.io.Reader reader)
    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Entry) Unmarshaller.unmarshal(uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Entry.class, reader);
    }

    /**
     * 
     * 
     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
     */
    public void validate(
    )
    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
        org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator validator = new org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator();
        validator.validate(this);
    }

}