Description
The TypeDescriptor class stores a reference to a type represented by the type name and library (module) where the type is defined.
Important points
- This class has symmetric implementation across all languages supported by the Pip.Services toolkit and it is used to support dynamic data processing.
Constructors
Creates a new instance of the type descriptor and sets its values.
TypeDescriptor(String name, String? library)
- name: String - name of the object type.
- library: String? - library or module where this object type is implemented.
Instance methods
equals
Compares this descriptor to a value. If the value is also a TypeDescriptor, it compares their name and library fields. Otherwise this method returns false.
bool equals(value)
- value: dynamic - value to compare.
- returns: bool - true if value is identical to the TypeDescriptor and false otherwise.
getLibrary
Gets the name of the library or module where the object type is defined.
String? getLibrary()
- returns: String? - name of the library or module.
getName
Gets the name of the object type.
String getName()
- returns: String - name of the object type.
toString
Gets a string representation of the object. The result has format name[,library]
@override
String toString()
- returns: String - string representation of the object.
Static methods
fromString
Parses a string to get descriptor fields and returns them as a Descriptor.
The string must have the format name[,library].
Throws a ConfigException if the descriptor string is of a wrong format.
static
TypeDescriptor? fromString(String value)
- value: String - string to parse.
- returns: TypeDescriptor? - newly created Descriptor.