de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.data.type
Class SimpleTypeInformation<T>

java.lang.Object
  de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.data.type.SimpleTypeInformation<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Java type we represent.

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeInformation

Direct Known Subclasses:

VectorTypeInformation

public class SimpleTypeInformation<T>
extends Object
implements TypeInformation

Class wrapping a particular data type.

Field Summary

private Class<? super T>	cls The restriction class we represent.
private String	label Type label

Constructor Summary

SimpleTypeInformation(Class<? super T> cls)
Constructor.

SimpleTypeInformation(Class<? super T> cls, String label)
Constructor.

Method Summary

T	cast(Object other) Cast the object to type T (actually to the given restriction class!)
String	getLabel() Get the type label
Class<? super T>	getRestrictionClass() Get the raw restriction class.
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

cls

private Class<? super T> cls

The restriction class we represent.

label

private String label

Type label

Constructor Detail

SimpleTypeInformation

public SimpleTypeInformation(Class<? super T> cls)

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

SimpleTypeInformation

public SimpleTypeInformation(Class<? super T> cls,
                             String label)

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

label - type label

Method Detail

getRestrictionClass

public final Class<? super T> getRestrictionClass()

Get the raw restriction class.

Returns:

Restriction class

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.

cast

public T cast(Object other)

Cast the object to type T (actually to the given restriction class!)

Parameters:

other - Object to cast.

Returns:

Instance

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Get the type label

Returns:

Label