com.novell.admin.ns

Class ValueComponent

java.lang.Object

com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Value, ValueList

public abstract class ValueComponent
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Storage abstraction for all values and value lists.

This is the abstract class that all Value and ValueList classes must extend. Methods defined by a subclass of this class should defer the implementation details to a strategy class.

See Also:

Value, ValueList, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	ValueComponent(Syntax syntax) Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	compareTo(ValueComponent component) Returns the difference between this ValueComponent and another ValueComponent.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Determines if another ValueComponent is identical to the current ValueComponent.
Syntax	getSyntax() Returns the associated syntax.
boolean	isWithinBounds(long lowerBound, long upperBound) Determines if an object is within specific Value bounds.
java.lang.String	toString() Converts this ValueComponent to a String.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValueComponent

protected ValueComponent(Syntax syntax)

Constructor.

Parameters:

syntax - The associated syntax.

Method Detail

getSyntax

public final Syntax getSyntax()

Returns the associated syntax.

Returns:

The associated syntax.

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Determines if another ValueComponent is identical to the current ValueComponent.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - Another ValueComponent object.

Returns:

True if identical, false otherwise.

compareTo

public final long compareTo(ValueComponent component)

Returns the difference between this ValueComponent and another ValueComponent.

Parameters:

component - Another ValueComponent.

Returns:

The differences between the ValueComponents.

toString

public final java.lang.String toString()

Converts this ValueComponent to a String.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

String representation of this object.

isWithinBounds

public final boolean isWithinBounds(long lowerBound,
                                    long upperBound)

Determines if an object is within specific Value bounds.

Parameters:

lowerBound - The lower bound of the Value.

upperBound - The upper bound of the Value.

Returns:

True if the object is within the bounds (inclusive), false otherwise.