javax.cim
Class CIMArgument

java.lang.Object
  javax.cim.CIMElement
      javax.cim.CIMArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable

public class CIMArgument
extends CIMElement
implements Serializable

This class represents an instance of a CIMParameter used for a method invocation. A CIMArgument has a name, data type and value. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter defined for a CIMMethod.

Since:

JSR48 1.0.0

See Also:

CIMParameter, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CIMArgument(String name, CIMDataType type, Object value)
Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares this object against the specified object.
CIMDataType	getDataType() Returns the CIMDataType for this CIM Element.
Object	getValue() Returns the value for this CIM Element.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of the CIMElement This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the format of the returned string may vary between implementations.

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMElement

compareTo, getName, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CIMArgument

public CIMArgument(String name,
                   CIMDataType type,
                   Object value)

Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter. For each CIMParameter being populated during a method invocation a CIMArgument object must be created.

Parameters:

name - Name of the CIM argument

type - CIMDataType of the argument

value - value of the argument

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the value does not match the type.

See Also:

CIMParameter

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a CIMValuedObject that represents the same name, type and value as this object.

Parameters:

obj - - the object to compare with.

Returns:

true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns the value for this CIM Element.

Returns:

Object The value of the CIM Element. null is a valid value.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a String representation of the CIMElement This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

toString in class CIMElement

Returns:

string representation of this element

getDataType

public CIMDataType getDataType()

Returns the CIMDataType for this CIM Element.

Returns:

CIMDataType of this CIM element.