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

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

public final class MultiValueConstraint

extends Constraint

Constrains a parameter so it can have more than one value.

Field Summary

static MultiValueConstraint

MULTI_VALUE A thread-safe instance of this constraint.

Constructor Summary

MultiValueConstraint()
Creates a new multi-value 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.

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

Field Detail

MULTI_VALUE

public static final MultiValueConstraint MULTI_VALUE

A thread-safe instance of this constraint.

Constructor Detail

MultiValueConstraint

public MultiValueConstraint()

Creates a new multi-value constraint instance.

Method Detail

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