net.percederberg.mib.type
Class Constraint
java.lang.Object
|
+--net.percederberg.mib.type.Constraint
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- SizeConstraint, ValueConstraint, ValueRangeConstraint
- public abstract class Constraint
- extends java.lang.Object
The common superclass for all type constraints.
- Version:
- 1.0
- Author:
- Per Cederberg, per@percederberg.net
Method Summary |
abstract boolean |
equals(java.lang.Object obj)
Checks if this constraint equals another constraint. |
protected static boolean |
equalsValue(java.lang.Object a,
java.lang.Object b)
Checks if two values are equal, considering two null values to
be equal. |
abstract java.lang.String |
toString()
Returns a string description of this constraint. |
abstract void |
transferConstraint(TypeConverter converter)
Transfers the constraint information from this object to a type
converter object. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait |
Constraint
public Constraint()
equals
public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
- Checks if this constraint equals another constraint.
- Overrides:
equals
in class java.lang.Object
- Parameters:
obj
- the object to compare with- Returns:
- true if equal, otherwise false
equalsValue
protected static boolean equalsValue(java.lang.Object a,
java.lang.Object b)
- Checks if two values are equal, considering two null values to
be equal.
- Parameters:
a
- the first objectb
- the second object- Returns:
- true if the objects are equal, false otherwise
toString
public abstract java.lang.String toString()
- Returns a string description of this constraint.
- Overrides:
toString
in class java.lang.Object
- Returns:
- a string description
transferConstraint
public abstract void transferConstraint(TypeConverter converter)
- Transfers the constraint information from this object to a type
converter object. The calling conventions declared in the
TypeConverter class are followed.
- Parameters:
converter
- a type converter