com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds
Class DynamicEnumConstraint

java.lang.Object
  com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.Constraint
      com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.DynamicEnumConstraint

public final class DynamicEnumConstraint

extends Constraint

A constraint that lists the possible set of values for a Parameter. By default, members are compared case-insensitive.

e.g. ['true', 't', 'yes', 'y', '1']

Constructor Summary

DynamicEnumConstraint(Collection params)
Creates a new dynamic enumerative constraint instance.

Method Summary

boolean	canBeAppliedToMultipleParams() Can this constraint be applied to multiple Parameters?
boolean	equals(Object o) Is the passed constraint equal to this constraint?
boolean	forScalar() Can this constrait be applied to a scalar Parameter?
boolean	forStructured() Can this constraint be applied to a structured Parameter?
int	hashCode() Returns this constraint's hashcode.
void	setNOT() Negates this constraint.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.nds.dirxml.driver.xds.Constraint

getNOT, getOperator, getType, getTypes, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DynamicEnumConstraint

public DynamicEnumConstraint(Collection params)

Creates a new dynamic enumerative constraint instance.

Parameters:

params - must not be null

Method Detail

setNOT

public void setNOT()

Negates this constraint.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns this constraint's hashcode.

Returns:

the hashcode

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Is the passed constraint equal to this constraint?

Parameters:

o - may be null

Returns:

true if they're equal; false if they're not

forStructured

public boolean forStructured()

Description copied from class: Constraint

Can this constraint be applied to a structured Parameter?

A structured Parameter consists of multiple primitives or other structured Parameters.

Specified by:

forStructured in class Constraint

Returns:

true if it can; false if it can't

forScalar

public boolean forScalar()

Description copied from class: Constraint

Can this constrait be applied to a scalar Parameter?

A scalar Parmeter is a primitive (e.g., long, int, boolean) that has a single value.

Specified by:

forScalar in class Constraint

Returns:

true if it can; false if it can't

canBeAppliedToMultipleParams

public boolean canBeAppliedToMultipleParams()

Description copied from class: Constraint

Can this constraint be applied to multiple Parameters?

Specified by:

canBeAppliedToMultipleParams in class Constraint

Returns:

true if it can; false if it can't