oracle.owb.foundation.domain
Interface Type

All Superinterfaces:

OWBNamedObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassDefinition, Domain, PrimitiveType, ReferenceType, ScalarType

public interface Type

extends OWBNamedObject

Type is abstract super interface.

Author:

Xiaoge Zhang

Method Summary

int	compare(Value v1, Value v2) Compare two values to see if they are equal.
boolean	equals(Type type) Compare to see if two types are equal.
void	validate(Value v) Test if the value is valid for this type.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.foundation.OWBNamedObject

delete, getBusinessName, getClassDefinition, getComponent, getDescription, getName, getUOID, isDeletable, isEditable, isRenamable, setBusinessName, setDescription, setName

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Type type)

Compare to see if two types are equal.

Parameters:

type - is the target type.

Returns:

true if two types are equal.

compare

public int compare(Value v1,
                   Value v2)

Compare two values to see if they are equal.

Parameters:

v1 - - the first value.

v2 - - the second value.

Returns:

true if two values are equal.

validate

public void validate(Value v)

Test if the value is valid for this type.

Parameters:

v - is the value to be tested.