com.xerox.bantam
Class ClassTypeDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--com.xerox.bantam.ClassTypeDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, TypeDescriptor

Direct Known Subclasses:

EnumeratedType

public class ClassTypeDescriptor

extends Object

implements TypeDescriptor, Serializable

TypeDescriptor for value types identical to Java classes.

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2000/03/14 18:31:58 $

Author:

Tom Rodriguez

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Class

clazz The class which is this type.

Constructor Summary

protected	ClassTypeDescriptor()
	ClassTypeDescriptor(Class c)

Method Summary

boolean	contains(Object item) return true if the item is in the type
String	description() return a string describing the possible values, suitable for an error message or other guidance to the user
boolean	equals(Object o)
Class	getBaseType() The primitive class with represents this type.
int	hashCode()
Object	parse(String name) Try to do something reasonable with the string passed in.
Collection	possibleValues() return null if the possible values can't be enumerated.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

clazz

protected Class clazz

The class which is this type.

Constructor Detail

ClassTypeDescriptor

protected ClassTypeDescriptor()

ClassTypeDescriptor

public ClassTypeDescriptor(Class c)

Method Detail

getBaseType

public Class getBaseType()

Description copied from interface: TypeDescriptor

The primitive class with represents this type.

Specified by:

getBaseType in interface TypeDescriptor

contains

public boolean contains(Object item)

return true if the item is in the type

Specified by:

contains in interface TypeDescriptor

possibleValues

public Collection possibleValues()

return null if the possible values can't be enumerated.

Specified by:

possibleValues in interface TypeDescriptor

description

public String description()

return a string describing the possible values, suitable for an error message or other guidance to the user

Specified by:

description in interface TypeDescriptor

parse

public Object parse(String name)

Try to do something reasonable with the string passed in. return null if that is not possible

Specified by:

parse in interface TypeDescriptor

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object