javax.cim
Class CIMElement

java.lang.Object
  javax.cim.CIMElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

CIMArgument, CIMClass, CIMMethod, CIMParameter, CIMProperty, CIMQualifier, CIMQualifierType

public abstract class CIMElement
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparable

CIMElement represents the CIM element meta construct as defined in the CIM Infrastructure Specification. It is an abstract base class used for any CIM Element.

Since:

JSR48 1.0.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CIMElement(String pName)
Creates a new CIM element with the given name.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object p) Compares this element name to the CIMElement passed in.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Takes a CIM element and returns true if it is equal to this CIM element.
String	getName() Returns a string representing the name of a CIM element instance.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash codevalue for the CIM element.
String	toString() Returns a String representation of the CIMElement.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CIMElement

public CIMElement(String pName)

Creates a new CIM element with the given name.

Parameters:

pName - The string for the name of the element.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object p)

Compares this element name to the CIMElement passed in.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

p - the CIMElement to be compared.

Returns:

a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the specified object's type prevents it from being compared to this Object.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Takes a CIM element and returns true if it is equal to this CIM element. Otherwise, it returns false. Useful for comparing two CIM elements, for example, to determine whether a CIM element exists in a vector. <<<<<<< CIMElement.java

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - The object to be compared a CIM element.

Returns:

True indicates the specified CIM element equals this CIM element. False indicates the CIM element does not equal this CIM element.

getName

public String getName()

Returns a string representing the name of a CIM element instance.

Returns:

The name of this CIM element.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash codevalue for the CIM element. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash code value for this CIM element.

toString

public String toString()

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

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

String representation of this CIM element.