org.jboss.metatype.api.types

Class GenericMetaType

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.metatype.api.types.AbstractMetaType

org.jboss.metatype.api.types.GenericMetaType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, MetaType

public class GenericMetaType
extends AbstractMetaType

GenericMetaType.

This type allows objects that otherwise wouldn't otherwise be metatypes to be passed as is inside the type system. Assuming that both sides understand the value.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

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
GenericMetaType(String typeName, String description) Create a new GenericMetaType.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
boolean	isGeneric() Retrieve whether the class name of the type is generic
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, isCollection, isComposite, isEnum, isPrimitive, isProperties, isSimple, isTable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericMetaType

public GenericMetaType(String typeName,
               String description)

Create a new GenericMetaType.

Parameters:

typeName - the type name

description - the description

Method Detail

isGeneric

public boolean isGeneric()

Description copied from interface: MetaType

Retrieve whether the class name of the type is generic

Specified by:

isGeneric in interface MetaType

Overrides:

isGeneric in class AbstractMetaType

Returns:

true when it is generic or false otherwise

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

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object