def serialize(self):
"""
Converts the object to a serialized tuple of data
"""
if self.note == None:
self.note = Note()
return self.note.serialize()
def set_note(self, text):
"""
Assigns the specified text to the associated note.
@param text: Text of the note
@type text: str
"""
if not self.note:
self.note = Note()
self.note.set(text)
def __init__(self):
"""creates a new Source instance"""
PrimaryObject.__init__(self)
MediaBase.__init__(self)
NoteBase.__init__(self)
self.title = ""
self.author = ""
self.pubinfo = ""
self.note = Note()
self.datamap = {}
self.abbrev = ""
self.reporef_list = []
def __init__(self, source=None):
"""
Create a new NoteBase, copying from source if not None
@param source: Object used to initialize the new object
@type source: NoteBase
"""
if source and source.note:
text = source.note.get()
else:
text = ""
self.note = Note(text)
def unserialize(self, data):
"""
Converts a serialized tuple of data to an object
"""
if data is not None:
self.note = Note().unserialize(data)
def unique_note(self):
"""Creates a unique instance of the current note"""
self.note = Note(self.note.get())
