org.datamanager.constraint
Class NotEntityConstraint

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Constraint, EntityConstraint, EntityValue, Serializable

public class NotEntityConstraint

extends AbstractEntityConstraint

Logical Not for EntityConstraints.

Author:

Matthew Farrellee

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

NotEntityConstraint(EntityConstraint negated)
Create a NotEntityConstraint to work on Entities.

Method Summary

protected boolean

describes(Entity defendant) Check to see if an Entity satisfies the EntityConstraint given in the constructor and then negate the result.

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

NotEntityConstraint

public NotEntityConstraint(EntityConstraint negated)

Create a NotEntityConstraint to work on Entities.

Parameters:

negated - EntityConstraint to negate.

Method Detail

describes

protected boolean describes(Entity defendant)
                     throws DataManagerException

Check to see if an Entity satisfies the EntityConstraint given in the constructor and then negate the result.

Specified by:

describes in class AbstractEntityConstraint

Parameters:

defendant - An Entity to check.

Returns:

Whether the Entity is valid or not.

DataManagerException