org.picocontainer.gems.constraints

Interface Constraint

All Superinterfaces:

Parameter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConstraint, And, Anything, CollectionConstraint, IsExactType, IsKey, IsKeyType, IsType, Not, Or

public interface Constraint
extends Parameter

Extension to Parameter that allows for constraint-based configuration of component parameters.

Author:

Nick Sieger

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.picocontainer.Parameter

Parameter.DelegateResolver, Parameter.NotResolved, Parameter.Resolver, Parameter.ValueResolver

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.picocontainer.Parameter

DEFAULT, ZERO

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(ComponentAdapter adapter) Evaluate whether the given component adapter matches this constraint.

Methods inherited from interface org.picocontainer.Parameter

accept, isResolvable, resolve, resolveInstance, verify

Method Detail

evaluate

boolean evaluate(ComponentAdapter adapter)

Evaluate whether the given component adapter matches this constraint.

Parameters:

adapter - a ComponentAdapter value

Returns:

true if the adapter matches the constraint