Package elki.data.type

Class SimpleTypeInformation<T>

java.lang.Object

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 java.lang.Object
implements TypeInformation

Class wrapping a particular data type.

Since:

0.4.0

Author:

Erich Schubert

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private java.lang.Class<? super T>	cls	The restriction class we represent.
private java.lang.String	label	Type label.
private ByteBufferSerializer<? super T>	serializer	Type serializer.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls)	Constructor.
SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls, ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)	Constructor.
SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls, java.lang.String label)	Constructor.
SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls, java.lang.String label, ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	cast(java.lang.Object other)	Cast the object to type T (actually to the given restriction class!).
java.lang.String	getLabel()	Get the type label.
java.lang.Class<? super T>	getRestrictionClass()	Get the raw restriction class.
ByteBufferSerializer<? super T>	getSerializer()	Get the serializer for this type.
boolean	isAssignableFrom(java.lang.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.
void	setSerializer(ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)	Set the serializer for this type.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

cls

private java.lang.Class<? super T> cls

The restriction class we represent.

label

private java.lang.String label

Type label.

serializer

private ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer

Type serializer.

Constructor Detail

SimpleTypeInformation

public SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls)

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

SimpleTypeInformation

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

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

label - type label

SimpleTypeInformation

public SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls,
                             ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

serializer - Serializer

SimpleTypeInformation

public SimpleTypeInformation(java.lang.Class<? super T> cls,
                             java.lang.String label,
                             ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)

Constructor.

Parameters:

cls - restriction class

label - type label

serializer - Serializer

Method Detail

getRestrictionClass

public final java.lang.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(java.lang.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(java.lang.Object other)

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

Parameters:

other - Object to cast.

Returns:

Instance

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

Get the type label.

Returns:

Label

getSerializer

public ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> getSerializer()

Get the serializer for this type.

Returns:

Type serializer

setSerializer

public void setSerializer(ByteBufferSerializer<? super T> serializer)

Set the serializer for this type.

Parameters:

serializer - Serializer to use