net.sourceforge.pmd.properties

Class TypeProperty

java.lang.Object

net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.AbstractPMDProperty

net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.StringProperty

net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.TypeProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<PropertyDescriptor>, PropertyDescriptor

public class TypeProperty
extends StringProperty

Defines a property that supports class types, even for primitive values!

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Brian Remedios

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.StringProperty

defaultDelimiter

Fields inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.AbstractPMDProperty

multiValueDelimiter

Fields inherited from interface net.sourceforge.pmd.PropertyDescriptor

emptyPropertySet

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypeProperty(java.lang.String theName, java.lang.String theDescription, java.lang.Class[] theDefaults, float theUIOrder) Constructor for TypeProperty.
TypeProperty(java.lang.String theName, java.lang.String theDescription, java.lang.Class theDefault, float theUIOrder) Constructor for TypeProperty.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.lang.String	asString(java.lang.Object value) Method asString.
java.lang.Class<java.lang.Class>	type() Method type.
protected java.lang.String	valueErrorFor(java.lang.Object value) Neutralize unwanted superclass functionality that will result in a class cast exception.
java.lang.Object	valueFrom(java.lang.String valueString) Method valueFrom.

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.StringProperty

preferredRowCount

Methods inherited from class net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.AbstractPMDProperty

areEqual, asDelimitedString, choices, compareTo, defaultValue, description, errorFor, isArray, isRequired, maxValueCount, maxValueCount, multiValueDelimiter, multiValueDelimiter, name, propertyErrorFor, typeErrorFor, uiOrder

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeProperty

public TypeProperty(java.lang.String theName,
            java.lang.String theDescription,
            java.lang.Class theDefault,
            float theUIOrder)

Constructor for TypeProperty.

Parameters:

theName - String

theDescription - String

theDefault - Class

theUIOrder - float

TypeProperty

public TypeProperty(java.lang.String theName,
            java.lang.String theDescription,
            java.lang.Class[] theDefaults,
            float theUIOrder)

Constructor for TypeProperty.

Parameters:

theName - String

theDescription - String

theDefaults - Class[]

theUIOrder - float

Method Detail

type

public java.lang.Class<java.lang.Class> type()

Method type.

Specified by:

type in interface PropertyDescriptor

Overrides:

type in class StringProperty

Returns:

Class

See Also:

PropertyDescriptor.type()

asString

protected java.lang.String asString(java.lang.Object value)

Method asString.

Overrides:

asString in class AbstractPMDProperty

Parameters:

value - Object

Returns:

String

valueFrom

public java.lang.Object valueFrom(java.lang.String valueString)

Method valueFrom.

Specified by:

valueFrom in interface PropertyDescriptor

Overrides:

valueFrom in class StringProperty

Parameters:

valueString - String

Returns:

Object

See Also:

PropertyDescriptor.valueFrom(String)

valueErrorFor

protected java.lang.String valueErrorFor(java.lang.Object value)

Neutralize unwanted superclass functionality that will result in a class cast exception.

Overrides:

valueErrorFor in class StringProperty

Parameters:

value - Object

Returns:

String