de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.utilities.optionhandling.constraints
Class StringLengthConstraint

java.lang.Object
  de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.utilities.optionhandling.constraints.StringLengthConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

ParameterConstraint<String>

public class StringLengthConstraint
extends Object
implements ParameterConstraint<String>

Length constraint for a StringParameter .

Field Summary

(package private) int	maxlength Maximum length
(package private) int	minlength Minimum length

Constructor Summary

StringLengthConstraint(int minlength, int maxlength)
Constructor with minimum and maximum length.

Method Summary

String	getDescription(String parameterName) Returns a description of this constraint.
void	test(String t) Checks if the given string value of the string parameter is within the length restrictions.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

minlength

int minlength

Minimum length

maxlength

int maxlength

Maximum length

Constructor Detail

StringLengthConstraint

public StringLengthConstraint(int minlength,
                              int maxlength)

Constructor with minimum and maximum length.

Parameters:

minlength - Minimum length, may be 0 for no limit

maxlength - Maximum length, may be -1 for no limit

Method Detail

test

public void test(String t)
          throws ParameterException

Checks if the given string value of the string parameter is within the length restrictions. If not, a parameter exception is thrown.

Specified by:

test in interface ParameterConstraint<String>

Parameters:

t - Value to be checked whether or not it fulfills the underlying parameter constraint.

Throws:

ParameterException - if the parameter to be tested does not fulfill the parameter constraint

getDescription

public String getDescription(String parameterName)

Description copied from interface: ParameterConstraint

Returns a description of this constraint.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface ParameterConstraint<String>

Parameters:

parameterName - the name of the parameter this constraint is used for

Returns:

a description of this constraint