com.vmware.vapi.data

Class OpaqueDefinition

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.vapi.data.DataDefinition

com.vmware.vapi.data.OpaqueDefinition

public class OpaqueDefinition
extends DataDefinition

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(DefinitionVisitor visitor) Applies a visitor to this data-definition.
static OpaqueDefinition	getInstance()
DataType	getType() Returns the DataType for this type.
String	toString()
List<Message>	validate(DataValue value) Validates that the specified DataValue is an instance of this data definition.

Methods inherited from class com.vmware.vapi.data.DataDefinition

completeValue, validInstanceOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static OpaqueDefinition getInstance()

getType

public DataType getType()

Description copied from class: DataDefinition

Returns the DataType for this type.

Specified by:

getType in class DataDefinition

Returns:

the DataType for this type

validate

public List<Message> validate(DataValue value)

Validates that the specified DataValue is an instance of this data definition.

Only validates that supplied value is not null.

Overrides:

validate in class DataDefinition

Parameters:

value - the DataValue to validate

Returns:

a list of messages describing validation problems; empty list indicates that validation was successful

toString

public String toString()

Description copied from class: DataDefinition

Overrides:

toString in class DataDefinition

accept

public void accept(DefinitionVisitor visitor)

Description copied from class: DataDefinition

Applies a visitor to this data-definition.

Specified by:

accept in class DataDefinition

Parameters:

visitor - the visitor operating on this data-definition