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.
public
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.
public
boolean equals(Object obj)
- value: Object - value to compare.
- returns: boolean - 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.
public
String getLibrary()
- returns: String - name of the library or module.
getName
Gets the name of the object type.
public
String getName()
- returns: String - name of the object type.
toString
Gets a string representation of the object. The result has format name[,library]
public
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.
public static
TypeDescriptor fromString(String value) throws ConfigException
- value: String - string to parse.
- returns: TypeDescriptor - newly created Descriptor.