gr.uoa.di.madgik.commons.configuration.parameter.elements
Class Argument

java.lang.Object
  gr.uoa.di.madgik.commons.configuration.parameter.elements.Argument

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Argument>

public class Argument
extends Object
implements Comparable<Argument>

This class is a member of the ObjectParameter description. Used to store a single argument in an Arguments instnace

Author:

gpapanikos

Constructor Summary

Argument()
Creates a new Argument

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Argument o)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
void	FromXML(Element element) Parses the XML subtree provided to populate the instance
String	GetName() Retrieves the name of the argument
int	GetOrder() Retrieves teh order of the parameter in the parameter list
String	GetParameterName() Retrieves the name of the parameter that stores the value to be used for this argument
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Argument

public Argument()

Creates a new Argument

Method Detail

GetOrder

public int GetOrder()

Retrieves teh order of the parameter in the parameter list

Returns:

the order

GetName

public String GetName()

Retrieves the name of the argument

Returns:

the name

GetParameterName

public String GetParameterName()

Retrieves the name of the parameter that stores the value to be used for this argument

Returns:

the parameter name

compareTo

public int compareTo(Argument o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Argument>

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

FromXML

public void FromXML(Element element)
             throws Exception

Parses the XML subtree provided to populate the instance

Parameters:

element - the XML subtree

Throws:

Exception - the parsing could not be performed