net.percederberg.mib.type
Class StringType

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.percederberg.mib.type.Type
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        +--net.percederberg.mib.type.StringType

public class StringType
extends Type

A class for handling string type information.

Version:
1.0
Author:
Per Cederberg, per@percederberg.net

Constructor Summary
StringType()
          Creates a new string type with unrestricted length.
StringType(SizeConstraint size)
          Creates a new string type with length restrictions.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
          Checks if this type is equals to some other object.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns a string description of this type.
 void transferType(TypeConverter converter)
          Transfers the type information from this type to a type converter object.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringType

public StringType()
Creates a new string type with unrestricted length.


StringType

public StringType(SizeConstraint size)
Creates a new string type with length restrictions.

Parameters:
size - the size constraints
Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
Checks if this type is equals to some other object. It will only be reported equal to other string types with the same constraints.

Specified by:
equals in class Type
Parameters:
obj - an object
Returns:
true if the objects are equal, or false otherwise

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns a string description of this type.

Specified by:
toString in class Type
Returns:
a string description of the type

transferType

public void transferType(TypeConverter converter)
Transfers the type information from this type to a type converter object. The calling conventions declared in the TypeConverter class are followed.

Specified by:
transferType in class Type
Parameters:
converter - a type converter