chemaxon.marvin.services
Class ServiceArgument<T>

java.lang.Object
  chemaxon.marvin.services.ServiceArgument<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the argument

Direct Known Subclasses:

DynamicArgument

public class ServiceArgument<T>
extends java.lang.Object

Describes an argument passed to services

Since:

5.6

Author:

Istvan Rabel

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	alias the alias of the argument
protected boolean	constant field indicates constant argument
protected java.lang.String	name the name of the argument
protected java.lang.Class<T>	type type of the argument
protected T	value value of the argument

Constructor Summary

protected	ServiceArgument(java.lang.Class<T> type, T value) Constructs a service argument with specified type and value
protected	ServiceArgument(java.lang.Class<T> type, T value, boolean constant) Constructs a service argument with specified type and value

Method Summary

static <T> ServiceArgument<T>	createArgument(java.lang.String name, T value) Returns a service argument based on value
static <T> ServiceArgument<T>	createArgument(T value) Returns a service argument based on value
static <T> ServiceArgument<T>	createArgumentAs(java.lang.String name, T value, java.lang.Class<T> type) Returns a service argument based on value and type
static <T> ServiceArgument<T>	createArgumentAs(T value, java.lang.Class<T> type) Returns a service argument based on value and type
static ServiceArgument<?>	createConstantFromString(java.lang.String value, java.lang.Class<?> argumentClass) Creates a ServiceArgument constant based on string value and argument type.
java.lang.String	getAlias() Returns the argument alias.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the argument
java.lang.Class<T>	getType() Returns the argument type
T	getValue() Returns the argument value
boolean	isValid() Returns true if service argument is valid
void	setAlias(java.lang.String alias) Sets the argument alias.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of the argument
void	setType(java.lang.Class<T> argumentType) Sets the class of the argument
void	setValue(T value) Sets the service argument value
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

type

protected java.lang.Class<T> type

type of the argument

value

protected T value

value of the argument

constant

protected final boolean constant

field indicates constant argument

name

protected java.lang.String name

the name of the argument

alias

protected java.lang.String alias

the alias of the argument

Constructor Detail

ServiceArgument

protected ServiceArgument(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                          T value)

Constructs a service argument with specified type and value

Parameters:

type - the argument type

value - the argument value

ServiceArgument

protected ServiceArgument(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                          T value,
                          boolean constant)

Constructs a service argument with specified type and value

Parameters:

type - the argument type

value - the argument value

constant - the constant flag

Method Detail

createArgument

public static <T> ServiceArgument<T> createArgument(T value)

Returns a service argument based on value

Type Parameters:

T - the argument type

Parameters:

value - the argument value

Returns:

a constant service argument based on value

createArgument

public static <T> ServiceArgument<T> createArgument(java.lang.String name,
                                                    T value)

Returns a service argument based on value

Type Parameters:

T - the argument type

Parameters:

name - argument name

value - the argument value

Returns:

a constant service argument based on value

createArgumentAs

public static <T> ServiceArgument<T> createArgumentAs(T value,
                                                      java.lang.Class<T> type)

Returns a service argument based on value and type

Type Parameters:

T - the argument type

Parameters:

value - the argument value

type - the argument type

Returns:

a constant service argument based on value

createArgumentAs

public static <T> ServiceArgument<T> createArgumentAs(java.lang.String name,
                                                      T value,
                                                      java.lang.Class<T> type)

Returns a service argument based on value and type

Type Parameters:

T - the argument type

Parameters:

name - the argument name

value - the argument value

type - the argument type

Returns:

a constant service argument based on value

getType

public java.lang.Class<T> getType()

Returns the argument type

Returns:

the argument type

setType

public void setType(java.lang.Class<T> argumentType)

Sets the class of the argument

Parameters:

argumentType - the argument class

getValue

public T getValue()

Returns the argument value

Returns:

the argument value

setValue

public void setValue(T value)

Sets the service argument value

Parameters:

value - the new value

isValid

public boolean isValid()

Returns true if service argument is valid

Returns:

true if service argument is valid

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the argument

Returns:

the name of the argument

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name of the argument

Parameters:

name - the new argument name

getAlias

public java.lang.String getAlias()

Returns the argument alias. Aliases may be used to call services in a user friendly way by parsing user input.

Returns:

the argument alias or null if no alias set

setAlias

public void setAlias(java.lang.String alias)

Sets the argument alias. Aliases may be used to call services in a user friendly way by parsing user input.

Parameters:

alias - the new alias

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

createConstantFromString

public static ServiceArgument<?> createConstantFromString(java.lang.String value,
                                                          java.lang.Class<?> argumentClass)

Creates a ServiceArgument constant based on string value and argument type.
Supported types are String, Integer, Long, Double, Float and Boolean

Parameters:

value - the string value

argumentClass - the requested service argument type

Returns:

ServiceArgument instance based on value and class, or null