Package com.sun.jdo.spi.persistence.support.sqlstore.query.util.type

Class Type

java.lang.Object

com.sun.jdo.spi.persistence.support.sqlstore.query.util.type.Type

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassType, ErrorType, NullType, PrimitiveType

public abstract class Type
extends Object

Version:

0.1

Author:

Michael Bouschen

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Class	clazz	The corresponding class object.
protected int	enumType	The FieldTypeEnumeration constant for this Type.
protected String	name	The name of the type represented by this object.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Type(String name, Class clazz)	Creates a new Type object with the specified name.
Type(String name, Class clazz, int enumType)	Creates a new Type object with the specified name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
int	getEnumType()	Returns the FieldTypeEnumeration value for this type.
Class	getJavaClass()	Returns the corresponding class object.
String	getName()	Returns the name of the type.
abstract boolean	isCompatibleWith(Type type)	Checks type compatibility.
boolean	isOrderable()	Returns whether this represents a type with an defined order.
String	toString()	Representation of this type as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

protected String name

The name of the type represented by this object.

clazz

protected Class clazz

The corresponding class object.

enumType

protected int enumType

The FieldTypeEnumeration constant for this Type.

Constructor Detail

Type

public Type(String name,
            Class clazz)

Creates a new Type object with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - name of the type represented by this

clazz - the class object for this type

Type

public Type(String name,
            Class clazz,
            int enumType)

Creates a new Type object with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - name of the type represented by this

clazz - the class object for this type

enumType - the FieldTypeEnumeration value for this type

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the type.

getJavaClass

public Class getJavaClass()

Returns the corresponding class object.

isCompatibleWith

public abstract boolean isCompatibleWith(Type type)

Checks type compatibility.

Parameters:

type - the type this is checked with.

Returns:

true if this is compatible with type; false otherwise.

isOrderable

public boolean isOrderable()

Returns whether this represents a type with an defined order.

Returns:

true if an order is defined for this; false otherwise.

getEnumType

public int getEnumType()

Returns the FieldTypeEnumeration value for this type.

toString

public String toString()

Representation of this type as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. Two types are equal if their names are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object