ajax.type
Class Type

java.lang.Object
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  +--ajax.type.Type

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayType, BuiltInType, ComposedType

public abstract class Type

extends java.lang.Object

Class Type is the root of the type hierarchy which is used for internal representation of types. Note that types may be named. Thus, when a type is compared to another type, its base type must be compared. NOTE: With the new class ArrayType, the OBJECTARRAY variable is no longer needed. In this case should add the "Object" as a built-in type and OBJECTARRAY is defined as ArrayType(new Type("object")).

Field Summary

static BuiltInType	BOOLEAN
static BuiltInType	CHAR
static BuiltInType	DATE
static BuiltInType	FLOAT
static BuiltInType	INTEGER The built-in types.
static BuiltInType	LIST
static BuiltInType	OBJECTARRAY
static BuiltInType	STRING
static BuiltInType	TABLE

Constructor Summary

Type()

Method Summary

static ArrayType	ARRAY(Type type)
abstract boolean	equals(Type other) Compares this type to another type.
Type	getBaseType() Get base type.
abstract java.lang.String	getName() Gets the type name
static BuiltInType	STRING(int size)
java.lang.String	toDBaseType(boolean function) Converts this type into the database corresponding one.
abstract java.lang.String	toJavaType() Converts this type into the Java corresponding one
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Convert type to human-readable form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INTEGER

public static BuiltInType INTEGER

The built-in types.

FLOAT

public static BuiltInType FLOAT

STRING

public static BuiltInType STRING

CHAR

public static BuiltInType CHAR

DATE

public static BuiltInType DATE

BOOLEAN

public static BuiltInType BOOLEAN

LIST

public static BuiltInType LIST

TABLE

public static BuiltInType TABLE

OBJECTARRAY

public static BuiltInType OBJECTARRAY

Constructor Detail

Type

public Type()

Method Detail

ARRAY

public static ArrayType ARRAY(Type type)

STRING

public static BuiltInType STRING(int size)

getName

public abstract java.lang.String getName()

Gets the type name

equals

public abstract boolean equals(Type other)

Compares this type to another type.

toJavaType

public abstract java.lang.String toJavaType()
                                     throws AjaxTypeException

Converts this type into the Java corresponding one

toDBaseType

public java.lang.String toDBaseType(boolean function)
                             throws AjaxTypeException

Converts this type into the database corresponding one.

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Convert type to human-readable form.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getBaseType

public Type getBaseType()

Get base type. The base type of the type is its type after all naming re-direction has been removed.

Returns:

base type