org.vizzini.util
Interface IGenericData

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable

All Known Subinterfaces:

IRecord

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericData, Record

public interface IGenericData
extends Cloneable, Comparable

Defines methods required for storage of properties determined at runtime.

Since:

v0.2

Version:

v0.2

Author:

Jeffrey M. Thompson

Method Summary

void	clear() Clear the property values and names.
Object	clone() Return a clone of this instance.
int	compareTo(Object another) Compare to the given object.
void	copy(IGenericData another) Make this object a copy of the given object.
boolean	equals(Object another) Return true if this equals another.
Object	get(String propertyName) Return the value of the specified property.
Iterator	getPropertyNames() Return an iterator over the property names.
Class	getType(String propertyName) Return the type of the named property.
int	hashCode() Return the hash code.
void	set(String propertyName, boolean value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, Class type, Object value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, double value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, float value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, int value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, long value) Set the value of the specified property.
void	set(String propertyName, Object value) Set the value of the specified property.
String	toString() Return a string representation of this object.

Method Detail

getPropertyNames

Iterator getPropertyNames()

Return an iterator over the property names.

Since:

v0.2

getType

Class getType(String propertyName)

Return the type of the named property.

Since:

v0.2

clear

void clear()

Clear the property values and names.

Since:

v0.2

clone

Object clone()

Return a clone of this instance.

Since:

v0.2

compareTo

int compareTo(Object another)

Compare to the given object.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Returns:

-1, 0, +1 if this is less than, equal to, or greater than

Since:

v0.2

copy

void copy(IGenericData another)

Make this object a copy of the given object.

Since:

v0.2

equals

boolean equals(Object another)

Return true if this equals another.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Since:

v0.2

get

Object get(String propertyName)

Return the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

hashCode

int hashCode()

Return the hash code.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         Object value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         Class type,
         Object value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         int value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         long value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         float value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         double value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

set

void set(String propertyName,
         boolean value)

Set the value of the specified property.

Since:

v0.2

toString

String toString()

Return a string representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Since:

v0.2