org.evolvica.core
Class GenotypeID

java.lang.Object
  org.evolvica.core.GenotypeID

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDatatype

public class GenotypeID

extends java.lang.Object

implements IDatatype

Default implementation of a genotype ID. This class is not intended to be subclassed.

Since:

0.4.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:57:52 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class org.evolvica.engine.IDatatype

IDatatype.UniversalDatatype

Field Summary

protected java.lang.Class

clazz The referenced genotype class.

Fields inherited from interface org.evolvica.engine.IDatatype

UNIVERSAL

Constructor Summary

GenotypeID(java.lang.Class clazz)
Constructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this identifier.
java.lang.Class	getReferencedClass() Returns the class of the referenced datatype.
boolean	isCompatibleTo(IDatatype otherDatatype) Checks if this datatype is compatible to another datatype.
boolean	isEqualTo(IDatatype otherDatatype) Checks if this ID equals the given (other) ID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

clazz

protected java.lang.Class clazz

The referenced genotype class.

Constructor Detail

GenotypeID

public GenotypeID(java.lang.Class clazz)

Constructor.

Parameters:

clazz - genotype class

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: IDatatype

Return the name of this identifier.

Specified by:

getName in interface IDatatype

Returns:

name of this identifier

See Also:

IDatatype.getName()

getReferencedClass

public java.lang.Class getReferencedClass()

Description copied from interface: IDatatype

Returns the class of the referenced datatype.

Specified by:

getReferencedClass in interface IDatatype

Returns:

class of the referenced datatype

See Also:

IDatatype.getReferencedClass()

isEqualTo

public boolean isEqualTo(IDatatype otherDatatype)

Description copied from interface: IDatatype

Checks if this ID equals the given (other) ID.

Specified by:

isEqualTo in interface IDatatype

Parameters:

otherDatatype - data type to check

Returns:

true if both IDs equal, false instead

See Also:

IDatatype.isEqualTo(org.evolvica.engine.IDatatype)

isCompatibleTo

public boolean isCompatibleTo(IDatatype otherDatatype)

Description copied from interface: IDatatype

Checks if this datatype is compatible to another datatype. This datatype is compatible if the referenced class is a subclass of the referenced class of the other datatype. Example: Given are the two classes:

 public class DefaultInteger { ... }
 public class ExtendedInteger extends DefaultInteger { ... }
 

Calls to the isCompatibleTo()-methods:

 DefaultInteger integer = new DefaultInteger();
 ExtendedInteger extInteger = new ExtendedInteger();
 System.out.println( integer.getType().isCompatibleTo( extInteger.getType() ) );
 System.out.println( extInteger.getType().isCompatibleTo( integer.getType() ) );
 

return the following results:

 false
 true
 

That means an ExtendedInteger can be used as a DefaultInteger but the opposite case (using a DefaultInteger as an ExtendedInteger) is not possible.

Specified by:

isCompatibleTo in interface IDatatype

Parameters:

otherDatatype - data type to check

Returns:

true if this datatype is compatible to the other datatype, false instead

See Also:

IDatatype.isCompatibleTo(org.evolvica.engine.IDatatype)