org.datamanager.constraint
Class AttributeStringMatchConstraint

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.datamanager.kernel.AbstractEntityConstraint
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        +--org.datamanager.constraint.AttributeStringMatchConstraint

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constraint, EntityConstraint, EntityValue, Serializable

public class AttributeStringMatchConstraint

extends AbstractEntityConstraint

Selects for Entities which have attributes of a specified name which match a specified string.

Author:

Matt Liggett

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.datamanager.kernel.AbstractEntityConstraint

DEBUG_ACCEPTS_MESSAGE

Fields inherited from interface org.datamanager.constraint.EntityConstraint

NONE

Constructor Summary

AttributeStringMatchConstraint(String attributeName, String matchValue)
Creates a new AttributeStringMatchConstraint which matches Entities which have StringEntityValue attributes whose name is attributeName and whose value matches matchValue exactly.

Method Summary

protected boolean

describes(Entity entity) The method required by this class.

Methods inherited from class org.datamanager.kernel.AbstractEntityConstraint

accepts

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeStringMatchConstraint

public AttributeStringMatchConstraint(String attributeName,
                                      String matchValue)

Creates a new AttributeStringMatchConstraint which matches Entities which have StringEntityValue attributes whose name is attributeName and whose value matches matchValue exactly.

Method Detail

describes

protected boolean describes(Entity entity)
                     throws DataManagerException

Description copied from class: AbstractEntityConstraint

The method required by this class. This method has the exact same semantics as the interface EntityConstraint's accepts() method.

Specified by:

describes in class AbstractEntityConstraint

Parameters:

entity - An entity to check.

Returns:

Whether the entity is acceptable or not.

DataManagerException