IExecutableOperandType (EASy-Producer Documentation API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

FileArtifactExecutableOperandType, FileSystemArtifactExecutableOperandType, PathExecutableOperandType, StringExecutableOperandType
```
public interface IExecutableOperandType
```
Operates on the first operand of a StrategyCallExpression in mode StrategyCallExpression.Type.EXECUTE.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`convert(java.lang.Object object)`	Converts an evaluated object into a string representing the name of the program to execute.
`boolean`	`sameType(java.lang.Object object)`	Returns whether the object is of the same `type` as this class can process.
`boolean`	`sameType(TypeDescriptor<?> type)`	Returns whether the given `type` is the same as this class can process.

- Method Detail
  - convert
```
java.lang.String convert(java.lang.Object object)
                  throws VilException
```
    Converts an evaluated object into a string representing the name of the program to execute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the evaluated object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representing the external program
    
    Throws:
    
    VilException - in case that something fails
  - sameType
```
boolean sameType(TypeDescriptor<?> type)
```
    Returns whether the given type is the same as this class can process.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it is the same, false else
  - sameType
```
boolean sameType(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Returns whether the object is of the same type as this class can process.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - tht object to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it is the same, false else