com.sun.mdm.index.configurator
Class Parameter

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.mdm.index.configurator.Parameter

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

public class Parameter

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

Represents a single parameter. Converts text values into actual Java objects.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	mName name
protected java.lang.String	mType type
protected java.lang.String	mValue value

Constructor Summary

Parameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, java.lang.String value)
Creates new StrategyParameter.

Method Summary

(package private) void	checkType(java.lang.String type) Check if type is loadable using the current class loader and if it's one of the allowed types.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the parameter.
(package private) static java.lang.Object	getObjectFromString(java.lang.String string, java.lang.Class type) Return the value object after conversion from string to specified type.
java.lang.String	getType() Returns the string representation of the parameter value type.
java.lang.String	getValue() Returns the original string representation of the value.
java.lang.Object	getValueObject() Return the value object after converted to the specified type.
java.lang.Class	getValueType() Return the class representing the value type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mName

protected java.lang.String mName

name

mType

protected java.lang.String mType

type

mValue

protected java.lang.String mValue

value

Constructor Detail

Parameter

public Parameter(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String type,
                 java.lang.String value)

Creates new StrategyParameter.

Parameters:

name - Name of the parameter

type - Type of the parameter value, must match one of the allowed types.

value - Actual parameter value.

Method Detail

checkType

void checkType(java.lang.String type)

Check if type is loadable using the current class loader and if it's one of the allowed types.

Parameters:

type - string representation of the type.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an error occurs.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the parameter.

Returns:

name of the parameter.

getObjectFromString

static java.lang.Object getObjectFromString(java.lang.String string,
                                            java.lang.Class type)

Return the value object after conversion from string to specified type.

Parameters:

string - Value as a string.

type - Type to convert to.

Returns:

value object.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an error occurs.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Returns the string representation of the parameter value type.

Returns:

parameter value type.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Returns the original string representation of the value.

Returns:

value as string.

getValueObject

public java.lang.Object getValueObject()

Return the value object after converted to the specified type.

Returns:

value object.

getValueType

public java.lang.Class getValueType()

Return the class representing the value type.

Returns:

class of the value type.