de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.data.type
Class AlternativeTypeInformation

java.lang.Object
  de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.data.type.AlternativeTypeInformation

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeInformation

public class AlternativeTypeInformation
extends Object
implements TypeInformation

Class that combines multiple type restrictions into one using the "or" operator.

Field Summary

private TypeInformation[]

restrictions The wrapped type restrictions

Constructor Summary

AlternativeTypeInformation(TypeInformation... restrictions)
Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	isAssignableFrom(Object other) Test whether this type is assignable from a given object instance.
boolean	isAssignableFromType(TypeInformation type) Test whether this type is assignable from another type.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

restrictions

private final TypeInformation[] restrictions

The wrapped type restrictions

Constructor Detail

AlternativeTypeInformation

public AlternativeTypeInformation(TypeInformation... restrictions)

Constructor.

Parameters:

restrictions -

Method Detail

isAssignableFromType

public boolean isAssignableFromType(TypeInformation type)

Description copied from interface: TypeInformation

Test whether this type is assignable from another type.

Specified by:

isAssignableFromType in interface TypeInformation

Parameters:

type - Other type

Returns:

true when the other type is accepted as subtype.

isAssignableFrom

public boolean isAssignableFrom(Object other)

Description copied from interface: TypeInformation

Test whether this type is assignable from a given object instance.

Specified by:

isAssignableFrom in interface TypeInformation

Parameters:

other - Other object

Returns:

true when the other type is an acceptable instance.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object