FormalField

java.lang.Object

org.jspace.FormalField

All Implemented Interfaces:: java.io.Serializable, TemplateField

public class FormalField
extends java.lang.Object
implements TemplateField

Identifies a formal template field.

See Also:: Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor Description

FormalField(java.lang.Class<?> type)
Creates a template field matching any value of type type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`getFormalFieldType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`match(java.lang.Object o)`	Returns `true` if parameters `o` is instance of `this.type`.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details
- FormalField
  
  public FormalField(java.lang.Class<?> type)
  
  Creates a template field matching any value of type type.
  
  Parameters:
  
  type - Class of expected field.
Method Details
- match
  
  public boolean match(java.lang.Object o)
  
  Returns true if parameters o is instance of this.type.
  
  Specified by:
  
  match in interface TemplateField
  
  Parameters:
  
  o - a generic object
  
  Returns:
  
  true if the object o matches against this field.
  
  See Also:
  
  org.pspaces.jspace.cmg.jresp.knowledge.TemplateField#match(java.lang.Object)
- equals
  
  public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
  
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class java.lang.Object
- hashCode
  
  public int hashCode()
  
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class java.lang.Object
- toString
  
  public java.lang.String toString()
  
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class java.lang.Object
- getFormalFieldType
  
  public java.lang.Class<?> getFormalFieldType()