com.highdeal.udr.hci

Class FormatConstraint

java.lang.Object

com.highdeal.udr.hci.ConstraintObject

com.highdeal.udr.hci.FormatConstraint

public class FormatConstraint
extends ConstraintObject

The FormatConstraint implements the constraint defined by a pattern that matches the allowed values. Inside the pattern, each character '*' means any string is valid between the previous and the following character. The character '?' means any character is valid at this character position. Only string entity can be constrained by a format constraint.

The standard way to create a FormatConstraint instance is to use the method ConstraintObject.createConstraintFromString(String) with a string representation of a format constraint.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.highdeal.udr.hci.ConstraintObject

ConstraintObject.MetaChar

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.highdeal.udr.hci.ConstraintObject

compatibilityTable, NO_SUBTYPE, separator, separatorChar, STRING_TYPE_BIG_INTEGER, STRING_TYPE_BOOLEAN, STRING_TYPE_DATE, STRING_TYPE_DECIMAL, STRING_TYPE_ENUMERATED_LIST, STRING_TYPE_FORMAT, STRING_TYPE_INTEGER, STRING_TYPE_LONG, STRING_TYPE_RANGE, STRING_TYPE_STRING, TYPE_BIG_INTEGER, TYPE_BOOLEAN, TYPE_DATE, TYPE_DECIMAL, TYPE_ENUMERATED_LIST, TYPE_FORMAT, TYPE_INTEGER, TYPE_LONG, TYPE_RANGE, TYPE_STRING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FormatConstraint() Builds a format constraint.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsMatchingSymbol()
java.lang.String	getInitializationString() Returns the initialization string.
java.lang.String	getPattern() Returns the pattern of format constraint.
boolean	isBigIntegerConstraint() Returns big integer status of the format constraint.
boolean	isBooleanConstraint() Returns boolean status of the format constraint.
boolean	isDateConstraint() Returns date status of the format constraint.
boolean	isDecimalConstraint() Returns decimal status of the format constraint.
boolean	isIntegerConstraint() Returns integer status of the format constraint.
boolean	isLongConstraint() Returns long status of the format constraint.
boolean	isStringConstraint() Returns string status of the format constraint.
boolean	isValidValue(java.lang.Object value) Tests if the value checks the format constraint.
void	setInitializationString(java.lang.String initializationString) Sets the initialization string.
void	setPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Sets the pattern of format constraint.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns string representation the string that represents the format constraint.

Methods inherited from class com.highdeal.udr.hci.ConstraintObject

createConstraintFromString, equals, escapeMetaChar, getAllowedConstraintTypes, getConstraintSubType, getConstraintType, hashCode, isEscapedChar, parseConstraintSubType, unescapeMetaChar, unescapeSeparatorChar

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FormatConstraint

public FormatConstraint()

Builds a format constraint.

Method Detail

getInitializationString

public java.lang.String getInitializationString()

Returns the initialization string.

Specified by:

getInitializationString in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

the initialization string.

setInitializationString

public void setInitializationString(java.lang.String initializationString)

Sets the initialization string.

Parameters:

initializationString - the initialization string.

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()

Returns the pattern of format constraint.

Returns:

the pattern.

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Sets the pattern of format constraint.

Parameters:

pattern - the pattern.

isValidValue

public boolean isValidValue(java.lang.Object value)

Tests if the value checks the format constraint.

Specified by:

isValidValue in class ConstraintObject

Parameters:

value - the value to check

Returns:

true if the value checks the format constraint. false otherwise.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns string representation the string that represents the format constraint.

Specified by:

toString in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

the string representation.

isBooleanConstraint

public boolean isBooleanConstraint()

Returns boolean status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isBooleanConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

isStringConstraint

public boolean isStringConstraint()

Returns string status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isStringConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

true in any case.

isIntegerConstraint

public boolean isIntegerConstraint()

Returns integer status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isIntegerConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

isLongConstraint

public boolean isLongConstraint()

Returns long status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isLongConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

isBigIntegerConstraint

public boolean isBigIntegerConstraint()

Returns big integer status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isBigIntegerConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

isDecimalConstraint

public boolean isDecimalConstraint()

Returns decimal status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isDecimalConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

isDateConstraint

public boolean isDateConstraint()

Returns date status of the format constraint.

Specified by:

isDateConstraint in class ConstraintObject

Returns:

false in any case.

containsMatchingSymbol

public boolean containsMatchingSymbol()