com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.api.reflect

Class Type

java.lang.Object

com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.api.reflect.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Type
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Encapsulates the metadata about the type of a ConfigurationItem, such as: prefix, name, type hierarchy, the source registry etc. This class also provides static methods to retrieve the Type of a CI by name or by class from the DescriptorRegistry.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
boolean	exists()
Descriptor	getDescriptor()
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	getPrefix()
DescriptorRegistryId	getTypeSource()
int	hashCode()
boolean	instanceOf(Type selfOrSuperType)
boolean	isSubTypeOf(Type superType)
boolean	isSuperTypeOf(Type subType)
java.lang.String	toString()
static Type	valueOf(java.lang.Class<?> ciClass)
static Type	valueOf(java.lang.String typeName)
static Type	valueOf(java.lang.String prefix, java.lang.String simpleName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

valueOf

public static Type valueOf(java.lang.Class<?> ciClass)

Parameters:

ciClass - A ConfigurationItem class object.

Returns:

The Type representation of the given CI class.

valueOf

public static Type valueOf(java.lang.String typeName)

Parameters:

typeName - The prefixed name of a ConfigurationItem class.

Returns:

The Type representation of the given CI class prefixed name.

valueOf

public static Type valueOf(java.lang.String prefix,
                           java.lang.String simpleName)

Parameters:

prefix - The CI namespace for the specified ConfigurationItem.

simpleName - The simple name for the specified ConfigurationItem.

Returns:

The Type representation of the given CI.

getDescriptor

public Descriptor getDescriptor()

Returns:

The metadata about this ConfigurationItem.

isSubTypeOf

public boolean isSubTypeOf(Type superType)

Parameters:

superType - The super type against which to verify the inheritance relationship.

Returns:

Whether this type is a subtype of the given type.

instanceOf

public boolean instanceOf(Type selfOrSuperType)

Parameters:

selfOrSuperType - The type against which to verify the "instance of" relationship

Returns:

Whether this type is a instance of the given type.

isSuperTypeOf

public boolean isSuperTypeOf(Type subType)

Parameters:

subType - The sub type against which to verify the inheritance relationship.

Returns:

Whether this type is a super type of the given type.

exists

public boolean exists()

Returns:

Whether this type is a registered CI.

getPrefix

public java.lang.String getPrefix()

Returns:

The CI namespace for this type.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

The simple name for this type.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getTypeSource

public DescriptorRegistryId getTypeSource()

Returns:

The id of the descriptor registry.