org.evolvica.engine
Class AbstractDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.evolvica.engine.AbstractDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AttributeDescriptor, OperatorDescriptor

public abstract class AbstractDescriptor

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Abstract base class for a descriptor.

Since:

0.6.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/05/26 11:58:21 $

Author:

Andreas Rummler

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractDescriptor(java.lang.String name)
Constructor.

Method Summary

abstract int	compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.String	getDisplayName() Returns the display name.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the operator class.
java.lang.String	getShortDescription() Returns the description.
boolean	isExpert() Returns whether this property is an expert one.
boolean	isHidden() Returns whether this property is hidden.
boolean	isPreferred() Returns whether this property is preferred.
void	setDisplayName(java.lang.String string) Sets the display name.
void	setExpert(boolean b) Sets the expert flag.
void	setHidden(boolean b) Sets the hidden flag.
void	setName(java.lang.String string) Sets the name.
void	setPreferred(boolean b) Sets the preferred flag.
void	setShortDescription(java.lang.String string) Sets the description

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractDescriptor

public AbstractDescriptor(java.lang.String name)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name - name of the descriptor

Method Detail

compareTo

public abstract int compareTo(java.lang.Object obj)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

See Also:

Comparable.compareTo(java.lang.Object)

getDisplayName

public java.lang.String getDisplayName()

Returns the display name.

Returns:

display name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the operator class.

Returns:

name

getShortDescription

public java.lang.String getShortDescription()

Returns the description.

Returns:

description

isExpert

public boolean isExpert()

Returns whether this property is an expert one.

Returns:

expert flag

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()

Returns whether this property is hidden.

Returns:

hidden flag

isPreferred

public boolean isPreferred()

Returns whether this property is preferred.

Returns:

preferred flag

setDisplayName

public void setDisplayName(java.lang.String string)

Sets the display name.

Parameters:

string - display name

setExpert

public void setExpert(boolean b)

Sets the expert flag.

Parameters:

b - expert flag

setHidden

public void setHidden(boolean b)

Sets the hidden flag.

Parameters:

b - hidden flag

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String string)

Sets the name.

Parameters:

string - name

setPreferred

public void setPreferred(boolean b)

Sets the preferred flag.

Parameters:

b - preferred flag

setShortDescription

public void setShortDescription(java.lang.String string)

Sets the description

Parameters:

string - description