org.mule.module.apikit.uri
Class VariableType

java.lang.Object
  org.mule.module.apikit.uri.VariableType

public class VariableType
extends Object

Defines a variable type.

The variable type may be used for any purpose. It is just a mechanism to qualify variables further than merely by name.

Systems may choose to use a variable type to indicate a particular behaviour for the variable or to enforce a particular type of value.

Version:

11 June 2009

Author:

Christophe Lauret

Constructor Summary

VariableType(String name)
Create a new variable type.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object o)
String	getName() Return the name of this variable type.
int	hashCode()
protected static boolean	isValidName(String name) Indicates whether the name of this variable type is valid.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

VariableType

public VariableType(String name)

Create a new variable type.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified name is null.

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified name is an empty string.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Return the name of this variable type.

Returns:

The name of this variable type.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

isValidName

protected static boolean isValidName(String name)

Indicates whether the name of this variable type is valid.

Parameters:

name - The name of the variable.

Returns:

true if the name is valid; false otherwise.