Package net.ssehub.easy.instantiation.core.model.vilTypes

Class PseudoType

java.lang.Object

net.ssehub.easy.instantiation.core.model.vilTypes.PseudoType

All Implemented Interfaces:

IVilType

public final class PseudoType
extends java.lang.Object
implements IVilType

Just a type for types. TypeDescriptor is also considered equivalent to PseudoType and Class for convenience of writing artifacts and types. This is handled by explicit type conversion before a call.

Author:

Holger Eichelberger

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
private	PseudoType()	Prevents external instantiation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Set<?>	allInstances(TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Provides access to all instances of this type in the configuration.
static boolean	equals(TypeDescriptor<?> type, java.lang.String string)	Represents the equality operation for types vs.
static boolean	equals(TypeDescriptor<?> type1, TypeDescriptor<?> type2)	Represents the equality operation for types.
static java.lang.String	getName(TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Returns the name of type.
static java.lang.String	getQualifiedName(TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Returns the qualified name of type.
static TypeDescriptor<?>	getType(TypeDescriptor<?> value)	Returns the type of value.
static boolean	isKindOf(java.lang.Object ob, TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Returns whether type is of the same or a super type as ob.
static boolean	isTypeOf(java.lang.Object ob, TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Returns whether type is of the same type as ob.
static boolean	notEquals(TypeDescriptor<?> type, java.lang.String string)	Represents the un-equality operation for types vs.
static boolean	notEquals(TypeDescriptor<?> type1, TypeDescriptor<?> type2)	Represents the un-equality operation for types.
static java.lang.String	toString(TypeDescriptor<?> type)	Turns a descriptor into its name (legacy).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PseudoType

private PseudoType()

Prevents external instantiation.

Method Detail

getType

public static TypeDescriptor<?> getType(TypeDescriptor<?> value)

Returns the type of value. "Overrides" PseudoAny.getType(Object).

Parameters:

value - the type to return the type for

Returns:

the type of object (null if ob is null)

equals

public static boolean equals(TypeDescriptor<?> type,
                             java.lang.String string)

Represents the equality operation for types vs. Strings (legacy). Use simple or qualified name of type for comparison.

Parameters:

type - the type to compare

string - the string to compare

Returns:

string == type.getName() || string == type.getQualifiedName()

notEquals

public static boolean notEquals(TypeDescriptor<?> type,
                                java.lang.String string)

Represents the un-equality operation for types vs. Strings (legacy). Use simple or qualified name of type for comparison.

Parameters:

type - the type to compare

string - the string to compare

Returns:

string != type.getName() && string != type.getQualifiedName()

equals

public static boolean equals(TypeDescriptor<?> type1,
                             TypeDescriptor<?> type2)

Represents the equality operation for types.

Parameters:

type1 - the first type to compare

type2 - the second type to compare

Returns:

type1 != type2

notEquals

public static boolean notEquals(TypeDescriptor<?> type1,
                                TypeDescriptor<?> type2)

Represents the un-equality operation for types.

Parameters:

type1 - the first type to compare

type2 - the second type to compare

Returns:

type1 != type2

toString

public static java.lang.String toString(TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Turns a descriptor into its name (legacy).

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the name

getName

public static java.lang.String getName(TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Returns the name of type.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the name of type

getQualifiedName

public static java.lang.String getQualifiedName(TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Returns the qualified name of type.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

the qualified name of type

isTypeOf

public static boolean isTypeOf(java.lang.Object ob,
                               TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Returns whether type is of the same type as ob. This method may be "override" by more specific types that cannot be obtained from the default type factory.

Parameters:

ob - the object to determine the type for

type - the type to compare with

Returns:

true if type is of the same type as ob, false else

isKindOf

public static boolean isKindOf(java.lang.Object ob,
                               TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Returns whether type is of the same or a super type as ob. This method may be "override" by more specific types that cannot be obtained from the default type factory.

Parameters:

ob - the object to determine the type for

type - the type to compare with

Returns:

true if type is of the same or a super type as ob, false else

allInstances

public static Set<?> allInstances(TypeDescriptor<?> type)

Provides access to all instances of this type in the configuration.

Parameters:

type - the type to return all instances for

Returns:

all instances