org.jboss.metatype.api.types

Class CollectionMetaType

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.metatype.api.types.AbstractMetaType

org.jboss.metatype.api.types.CollectionMetaType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, MetaType

public class CollectionMetaType
extends AbstractMetaType

CollectionMetaType.

Author:

Ales Justin, Adrian Brock

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.jboss.metatype.api.types.MetaType

ALLOWED_CLASSNAMES

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionMetaType(String className, MetaType elementType)
CollectionMetaType(String className, String description, MetaType elementType)
CollectionMetaType(String className, String typeName, String description, MetaType elementType)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
static CollectionMetaType	getCollectionType(String collectionType, MetaType elementType) Get collection meta type.
MetaType	getElementType() Get the meta type of the array elements
int	hashCode()
boolean	isCollection() Retrieve whether the class name of the type is a collection
boolean	isValue(Object obj) Whether the passed value is one of those described by this meta type.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.jboss.metatype.api.types.AbstractMetaType

getClassName, getDescription, getTypeName, isArray, isComposite, isEnum, isGeneric, isPrimitive, isProperties, isSimple, isTable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CollectionMetaType

public CollectionMetaType(String className,
                  MetaType elementType)

CollectionMetaType

public CollectionMetaType(String className,
                  String description,
                  MetaType elementType)

CollectionMetaType

public CollectionMetaType(String className,
                  String typeName,
                  String description,
                  MetaType elementType)

Method Detail

isCollection

public boolean isCollection()

Description copied from interface: MetaType

Retrieve whether the class name of the type is a collection

Specified by:

isCollection in interface MetaType

Overrides:

isCollection in class AbstractMetaType

Returns:

true when it is a collection or false otherwise

getCollectionType

public static CollectionMetaType getCollectionType(String collectionType,
                                   MetaType elementType)

Get collection meta type.

Parameters:

collectionType - the element meta type

elementType - the element meta type

Returns:

collection meta type

getElementType

public MetaType getElementType()

Get the meta type of the array elements

Returns:

the element type

isValue

public boolean isValue(Object obj)

Description copied from interface: MetaType

Whether the passed value is one of those described by this meta type.

Specified by:

isValue in interface MetaType

Specified by:

isValue in class AbstractMetaType

Parameters:

obj - the object to test

Returns:

true when it is value for this meta type, false otherwise

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