org.monte.media
Class FormatKey<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.monte.media.FormatKey<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class FormatKey<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

A FormatKey provides type-safe access to an attribute of a Format.

A format key has a name, a type and a value.

Version:

$Id: FormatKey.java 186 2012-03-28 11:18:42Z werner $

Author:

Werner Randelshofer

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static long

serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

FormatKey(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
Creates a new instance with the specified attribute key, type token class, default value null, and allowing null values.

FormatKey(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class<T> clazz)
Creates a new instance with the specified attribute key, type token class, default value null, and allowing null values.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(FormatKey that)
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object o)
java.lang.String	getKey() Returns the key string.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the pretty name string.
java.lang.Class	getValueClass()
boolean	isAssignable(java.lang.Object value) Returns true if the specified value is assignable with this key.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the key string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

public static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FormatKey

public FormatKey(java.lang.String key,
                 java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Creates a new instance with the specified attribute key, type token class, default value null, and allowing null values.

FormatKey

public FormatKey(java.lang.String key,
                 java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Creates a new instance with the specified attribute key, type token class, default value null, and allowing null values.

Method Detail

getKey

public java.lang.String getKey()

Returns the key string.

Returns:

key string.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the pretty name string.

Returns:

name string.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the key string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

isAssignable

public boolean isAssignable(java.lang.Object value)

Returns true if the specified value is assignable with this key.

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

True if assignable.

getValueClass

public java.lang.Class getValueClass()

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

public int compareTo(FormatKey that)