org.apache.hivemind.definition
Class Occurances

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.definition.Occurances

public abstract class Occurances
extends java.lang.Object

Identifies the number of contributions allowed to a configuration extension point.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Field Summary

static Occurances	NONE
static Occurances	ONE_PLUS At least one is required.
static Occurances	OPTIONAL Optional, may be zero or one, but not more.
static Occurances	REQUIRED Exactly one is required.
static Occurances	UNBOUNDED An unbounded number, zero or more.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName()
abstract boolean	inRange(int count) Validates that an actual count is in range for the particular Occurances count.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

UNBOUNDED

public static final Occurances UNBOUNDED

An unbounded number, zero or more.

OPTIONAL

public static final Occurances OPTIONAL

Optional, may be zero or one, but not more.

REQUIRED

public static final Occurances REQUIRED

Exactly one is required.

ONE_PLUS

public static final Occurances ONE_PLUS

At least one is required.

NONE

public static final Occurances NONE

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

inRange

public abstract boolean inRange(int count)

Validates that an actual count is in range for the particular Occurances count.

Parameters:

count - the number of items to check. Should be zero or greater.

Returns:

true if count is a valid number in accordance to the range, false otherwise