javax.rad.type
Interface IType<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanType, AbstractComparableType, AbstractNumberType, AbstractType, BeanType, BooleanType, DecimalType, DoubleType, FloatType, IntegerType, LongType, NullType, StringType, UnknownType

public interface IType<T>

The Type is a platform independent definition of standard types.

Field Summary

static UnknownType

UNKNOWN_TYPE The type is unknown.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(T pObject1, Object pObject2) Compares two objects.
boolean	equals(T pObject1, Object pObject2) Returns true, if the two objects are equal.
Class<T>	getTypeClass() Returns the class used by this type.
int	hashCode(T pObject) Returns the hash code of the given object.
String	toString(T pObject) Converts the object to a String.
T	validatedValueOf(Object pObject) Converts the object to an Object which is an instance of type class.
T	valueOf(Object pObject) Converts the object to an Object which is an instance of type class.

Field Detail

UNKNOWN_TYPE

static final UnknownType UNKNOWN_TYPE

The type is unknown.

Method Detail

getTypeClass

Class<T> getTypeClass()

Returns the class used by this type.

Returns:

the class used by this type.

valueOf

T valueOf(Object pObject)

Converts the object to an Object which is an instance of type class.

Parameters:

pObject - the Object to convert

Returns:

the Object which is an instance of type class.

validatedValueOf

T validatedValueOf(Object pObject)

Converts the object to an Object which is an instance of type class.

Parameters:

pObject - the Object to convert

Returns:

the Object which is an instance of type class.

hashCode

int hashCode(T pObject)

Returns the hash code of the given object.

Parameters:

pObject - the object.

Returns:

the hash code.

equals

boolean equals(T pObject1,
               Object pObject2)

Returns true, if the two objects are equal.

Parameters:

pObject1 - the first object.

pObject2 - the second object.

Returns:

true, if the two objects are equal.

compareTo

int compareTo(T pObject1,
              Object pObject2)

Compares two objects. If the first object is smaller than the second object a value < 0 is returned. If the two objects are equal than 0 is returned. If the first object is greater than the second object a value > 0 is returned.

Parameters:

pObject1 - the first object.

pObject2 - the second object.

Returns:

< 0 if pObject1 is smaller, 0 if equal and > 0 if it is greater then pObject2

toString

String toString(T pObject)

Converts the object to a String.

Parameters:

pObject - the object.

Returns:

the String representation of the Object.