Range (OpenL - DEV - Engine 5.27.5 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.openl.rules.range.Range<T>

Type Parameters:

T - type of range

Direct Known Subclasses:

CharRange, DateRange, DoubleRange, IntRange, StringRange
```
public abstract class Range<T>
extends Object
```
Base class of ranges with utility methods.

Author:

Yury Molchan

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class Range.Bound

static class Range.Type

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Range()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract int`	`compare(T left, T right)`
`boolean`	`contains(Range<T> range)`
`protected boolean`	`contains(T value)`	WARNING: Due limitation of OpenL which cannot work correctly with class level generics, so it is declared as protected.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`protected void`	`format(StringBuilder sb, T value)`
`protected abstract T`	`getLeft()`
`protected abstract T`	`getRight()`
`protected abstract Range.Type`	`getType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`protected RangeParser`	`parse(String text)`
`String`	`toString()`
`protected void`	`validate()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail
- Range
```
public Range()
```

Method Detail

parse

protected RangeParser parse(String text)

validate
```
protected void validate()
```

getType

protected abstract Range.Type getType()

getLeft
```
protected abstract T getLeft()
```

getRight
```
protected abstract T getRight()
```

compare

protected abstract int compare(T left,
                               T right)

format

protected void format(StringBuilder sb,
                      T value)

contains
```
protected boolean contains(T value)
```
WARNING: Due limitation of OpenL which cannot work correctly with class level generics, so it is declared as protected. It needs to define public method in children classes with type of generic parameter. OpenL can correctly select required method or show an error.

Parameters:

value - value to check it is in the range (interval)

Returns:

true if the value is in the interval

contains

public boolean contains(Range<T> range)

equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString
```
public String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class Object