com.vmware.vapi.bindings.type

Class IdType

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.vapi.bindings.type.IdType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Type

public class IdType
extends Object
implements Type

Description of an ID type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IdType(String resourceType) Constructor.
IdType(String[] resourceTypes, String resourceTypeFieldName) Constructor for the polymorphic resource ID case.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	accept(TypeVisitor visitor) Accepts a type visitor and dispatches to the appropriate visitor method, depending on class of the individual type.
String	getResourceType() Returns the resource type for the ID.
String	getResourceTypeFieldName() Returns the field specifying the resource type for polymorphic resource ID in canonical form.
List<String>	getResourceTypes() Returns the allowed resource types for polymorphic resource ID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

IdType

public IdType(String resourceType)

Constructor.

Creates an instance for given resource type, i.e. the value of @Resource(...) from the IDL

Parameters:

resourceType - resource type of the ID; must not be null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the resource type is null

IdType

public IdType(String[] resourceTypes,
      String resourceTypeFieldName)

Constructor for the polymorphic resource ID case.

Creates an instance for given allowed resource types and resource type field. This are the values specified at the @Resource(String[] allowedTypes, typeFieldName) in the IDL

Parameters:

resourceTypes - the allowed resource types

resourceTypeFieldName - the name of the field specifying the resource type

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if both arguments are null

Method Detail

accept

public void accept(TypeVisitor visitor)

Description copied from interface: Type

Accepts a type visitor and dispatches to the appropriate visitor method, depending on class of the individual type.

Specified by:

accept in interface Type

Parameters:

visitor - type visitor

getResourceType

public String getResourceType()

Returns the resource type for the ID.

Returns:

String representing the resource type

getResourceTypes

public List<String> getResourceTypes()

Returns the allowed resource types for polymorphic resource ID.

Returns:

List<String> representing the resource type

getResourceTypeFieldName

public String getResourceTypeFieldName()

Returns the field specifying the resource type for polymorphic resource ID in canonical form.

Returns:

String representing the resource type