net.percederberg.mibble.type
Class StringType

java.lang.Object
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  +--net.percederberg.mibble.type.StringType
All Implemented Interfaces:
MibType

public class StringType
extends java.lang.Object
implements MibType

A string MIB type.

Since:
2.0

Constructor Summary
StringType()
          Creates a new string MIB type.
StringType(Constraint constraint)
          Creates a new string MIB type.
 
Method Summary
 boolean hasConstraint()
          Checks if this type has any constraint.
 MibType initialize(MibLoaderLog log)
          Initializes the MIB type.
 boolean isCompatible(MibValue value)
          Checks if the specified value is compatible with this type.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns a string representation of this type.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

StringType

public StringType()
Creates a new string MIB type.


StringType

public StringType(Constraint constraint)
Creates a new string MIB type.

Parameters:
constraint - the additional type constraint
Method Detail

initialize

public MibType initialize(MibLoaderLog log)
                   throws MibException
Initializes the MIB type. This will remove all levels of indirection present, such as references to other types, and returns the basic type. No type information is lost by this operation. This method may modify this object as a side-effect, and will be called by the MIB loader.

Specified by:
initialize in interface MibType
Parameters:
log - the MIB loader log
Returns:
the basic MIB type
Throws:
MibException - if an error was encountered during the initialization

hasConstraint

public boolean hasConstraint()
Checks if this type has any constraint.

Returns:
true if this type has any constraint, or false otherwise

isCompatible

public boolean isCompatible(MibValue value)
Checks if the specified value is compatible with this type. A value is compatible if it is a string value that is compatible with the constraints.

Specified by:
isCompatible in interface MibType
Parameters:
value - the value to check
Returns:
true if the value is compatible, or false otherwise

toString

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

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a string representation of this type