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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Method>

public class Method
extends Object
implements Comparable<Method>

This class is a member of the ObjectParameter description. Used to store the output of a method invokation and the parameter it should be stored to

Author:

gpapanikos

Constructor Summary

Method()
Creates a new instnace

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Method o)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
void	FromXML(Element element) Parses the XML subtree provided to populate the instance
Arguments	GetArguments() Retrieves the arguments that should be provided to the method invocation
String	GetName() Retrieves the name of the method to call
int	GetOrder() Retrieves the order this method should be invoced compared to the rest of the methods declared in the containing ObjectParameter
Output	GetOutput() Retrieves the output parameter to hold the return value of the method
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Method

public Method()

Creates a new instnace

Method Detail

GetName

public String GetName()

Retrieves the name of the method to call

Returns:

the name

GetArguments

public Arguments GetArguments()

Retrieves the arguments that should be provided to the method invocation

Returns:

the arguments

GetOutput

public Output GetOutput()

Retrieves the output parameter to hold the return value of the method

Returns:

the output description

GetOrder

public int GetOrder()

Retrieves the order this method should be invoced compared to the rest of the methods declared in the containing ObjectParameter

Returns:

the order

compareTo

public int compareTo(Method o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Method>

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