Package net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.datatypes

Interface IDatatype

All Superinterfaces:

IDatatypeVisitable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnyType, BasisDatatype, BooleanType, Compound, ConstraintType, Container, CustomDatatype, DelegatingType, DerivedDatatype, Enum, FreezeVariableType, IntegerType, MetaType, OrderedEnum, ProjectType, RealType, Reference, Sequence, Set, StringType, StructuredDatatype, VersionType, VoidType

public interface IDatatype
extends IDatatypeVisitable

Abstract class, implements some methods for all existing data types. Note that a datatype may be generic, i.e. parameterized (see getGenericType(int). Important: Please do not use reference equality or the equals method for testing equality of datatypes. Use isAssignableFrom(IDatatype) instead.

Author:

heiko beck, Holger Eichelberger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IDatatype	getGenericType(int index)	Returns the specified generic type.
int	getGenericTypeCount()	Returns the number of generic types.
java.lang.String	getName()	Method to get the name of the Datatype.
java.lang.String	getNameSpace()	Returns the namespace of this datatype.
Operation	getOperation(int index)	Returns the operation specified by index.
int	getOperationCount()	Returns the number of operations.
java.lang.String	getQualifiedName()	Returns the qualified name of this element.
IDatatype	getType()	Returns the object realizing the type.
java.lang.Class<? extends IDatatype>	getTypeClass()	Returns the java class realizing the type.
java.lang.String	getUniqueName()	Returns the unique name of this element.
boolean	isAssignableFrom(IDatatype type)	Determines if the data type represented by this object is either the same as, or is a supertype of type.
boolean	isPrimitive()	Returns whether this type is a primitive type.
boolean	isPseudoType()	Returns whether this type is a pseudo type.

Methods inherited from interface net.ssehub.easy.varModel.model.datatypes.IDatatypeVisitable

accept

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Method to get the name of the Datatype.

Returns:

name of the Datatype

getNameSpace

java.lang.String getNameSpace()

Returns the namespace of this datatype.

Returns:

Namespace of this datatype.

getQualifiedName

java.lang.String getQualifiedName()

Returns the qualified name of this element.

Returns:

the qualified name

getUniqueName

java.lang.String getUniqueName()

Returns the unique name of this element.

Returns:

the unique name

getOperation

Operation getOperation(int index)

Returns the operation specified by index.

Parameters:

index - a 0-based index specifying the operation to be returned

Returns:

the operation

Throws:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index<0 || index>=getOperationCount()

getOperationCount

int getOperationCount()

Returns the number of operations.

Returns:

the number of operations

isAssignableFrom

boolean isAssignableFrom(IDatatype type)

Determines if the data type represented by this object is either the same as, or is a supertype of type.

Parameters:

type - the type being checked

Returns:

true if this type is either the same or a supertype of type, false else

getTypeClass

java.lang.Class<? extends IDatatype> getTypeClass()

Returns the java class realizing the type.

Returns:

the java class realizing the type

getType

IDatatype getType()

Returns the object realizing the type.

Returns:

the object realizing the type

getGenericType

IDatatype getGenericType(int index)

Returns the specified generic type.

Parameters:

index - the index of the type

Returns:

the specified generic type

Throws:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException - if index<0 || index>=getGenericTypeCount()

getGenericTypeCount

int getGenericTypeCount()

Returns the number of generic types.

Returns:

the number of generic types

isPseudoType

boolean isPseudoType()

Returns whether this type is a pseudo type. This operation shall be used to prevent the output of internal types to the user.

Returns:

true if it is a pseudo type, false else

isPrimitive

boolean isPrimitive()

Returns whether this type is a primitive type.

Returns:

true if it is a primitive type, false else