com.tensegrity.generic.constraint
Class OpenEnumConstraint

java.lang.Object
  com.tensegrity.generic.constraint.AbstractConstraint
      com.tensegrity.generic.constraint.EnumConstraint
          com.tensegrity.generic.constraint.OpenEnumConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constraint

public class OpenEnumConstraint

extends EnumConstraint

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The class OpenEnumConstraint provides the same functionality and comes with the same behaviour as the EnumConstraint class.
The difference between them is that the OpenEnumConstraint allows values that are not part of the given list of alternatives. In other words the OpenEnumConstraint allows any value but provides a list of alternatives.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

MKegel

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.tensegrity.generic.constraint.EnumConstraint

lastError

Constructor Summary

OpenEnumConstraint(java.lang.Object[] enumeration)
Constructor with list of alternatives given by enumeration.

Method Summary

boolean

validate(java.lang.Object value) Validates this contraint against a given value.

Methods inherited from class com.tensegrity.generic.constraint.EnumConstraint

getAlternatives, intern, toString, trace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OpenEnumConstraint

public OpenEnumConstraint(java.lang.Object[] enumeration)

Constructor with list of alternatives given by enumeration.

Parameters:

enumeration - the list of alternatives

Method Detail

validate

public boolean validate(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: Constraint

Validates this contraint against a given value.
Notice:The given argument may not be null.

Specified by:

validate in interface Constraint

Overrides:

validate in class EnumConstraint