uk.ac.essex.ia
Class DataTypeConstant

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.essex.ia.DataTypeConstant

public final class DataTypeConstant
extends java.lang.Object

Data type constants - these are used so an operator can indicate the type of data that it outputs and also the type of data it accepts.

Field Summary

static int	INT_ARRAY
static DataTypeConstant	INT_ARRAY_TYPE
static int	NONE
static DataTypeConstant	NONE_TYPE
static int	RENDERED_IMAGE
static DataTypeConstant	RENDERED_IMAGE_TYPE

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
static DataTypeConstant	getDataTypeConstant(java.lang.String className) Gets a data type constant for a given class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NONE

public static final int NONE

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Constant Field Values

RENDERED_IMAGE

public static final int RENDERED_IMAGE

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Constant Field Values

INT_ARRAY

public static final int INT_ARRAY

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Constant Field Values

NONE_TYPE

public static final DataTypeConstant NONE_TYPE

RENDERED_IMAGE_TYPE

public static final DataTypeConstant RENDERED_IMAGE_TYPE

INT_ARRAY_TYPE

public static final DataTypeConstant INT_ARRAY_TYPE

Method Detail

getDataTypeConstant

public static DataTypeConstant getDataTypeConstant(java.lang.String className)

Gets a data type constant for a given class

Parameters:

className - - The class whose constant you want

Returns:

DataTypeConstant - For the given class name, or NONE_TYPE if one doesn't exist

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.