edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.module.value
Interface IComparablePrimitiveExtValue

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<IValue>, Disposable, IExtValue, IPrimitiveExtValue, IPrimitiveValue, IValue, Serializable

public interface IComparablePrimitiveExtValue
extends IPrimitiveExtValue

An interface to indicate a comparable primitive extension value.

Version:

CVS $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2005/06/06 19:15:31 $

Author:

Robby

Method Summary

IComparablePrimitiveExtValue	clone(Map<Object,Object> cloneMap) Override to specialize return type
int	compare(IValueComparator vc, IComparablePrimitiveExtValue other) Compares this value with another value using a given value comparator.

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.module.value.IPrimitiveExtValue

copy, equals, getExternalRepresentation, linearize

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.module.value.IValue

equals, getType, getTypeId, hashCode, toString, validate

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.util.Disposable

dispose

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.module.value.IExtValue

visit

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.module.value.IValue

equals, getType, getTypeId, hashCode, toString, validate

Methods inherited from interface edu.ksu.cis.projects.bogor.util.Disposable

dispose

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

compare

int compare(IValueComparator vc,
            IComparablePrimitiveExtValue other)

Compares this value with another value using a given value comparator.

Parameters:

vc - The value comparator to use. Must be non-null.

other - The value to compare against. Must be non-null.

Returns:

-1, if this value is "less" than the other value. 0, if this value is "equal" to the other value, or if the ordering of the two values cannot be determined. 1, if this value is "greater" than the other value.

clone

IComparablePrimitiveExtValue clone(Map<Object,Object> cloneMap)

Override to specialize return type

Specified by:

clone in interface IPrimitiveExtValue

Specified by:

clone in interface IPrimitiveValue

Specified by:

clone in interface IValue

Parameters:

cloneMap - Original values (IValue) to their clones ( IValue) mapping. The clone map to solve circular references in values. If this value is a key in the map, then this method returns the value of the key in the map. Must be non-null.

Returns:

The clone of this value. Non-null.