net.ontopia.topicmaps.query.impl.utils
Class PredicateSignature

java.lang.Object
  net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.ArgumentValidator
      net.ontopia.topicmaps.query.impl.utils.PredicateSignature

public class PredicateSignature
extends ArgumentValidator

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.ArgumentValidator

arguments, typenames

Method Summary

static PredicateSignature	getSignature(PredicateIF predicate)
void	interpretCharacter(char ch, Argument curarg) INTERNAL: Interprets the given character and updates the argument to record the information in the character.
void	validateArguments(java.lang.Object[] args, java.lang.String predicate, boolean strict) Validates the arguments to this predicate.
void	verifyBound(QueryMatches matches, java.lang.Object[] arguments, PredicateIF predicate) INTERNAL: Verifies that arguments which are required to be bound actually are bound.

Methods inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.ArgumentValidator

getArgument, getClassList, getClassName, getClassName, getTypes, makeSignature

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getSignature

public static PredicateSignature getSignature(PredicateIF predicate)
                                       throws InvalidQueryException

Throws:

InvalidQueryException

interpretCharacter

public void interpretCharacter(char ch,
                               Argument curarg)

Description copied from class: ArgumentValidator

INTERNAL: Interprets the given character and updates the argument to record the information in the character.

 x    TMObjectIF (equivalent to mtarbvo)
 m    TopicMapIF
 t    TopicIF
 a    AssociationIF
 r    AssociationRoleIF
 b    TopicNameIF
 v    VariantNameIF
 o    OccurrenceIF
 l    LocatorIF

 p    Pair (tolog-specific)
 B    Boolean
 s    String
 n    Number (float + integer)
 i    Integer
 f    Float
 .    Object
 z    PredicateOptions (tolog-specific wizardry)

 ?    optional argument
 +    repeatable argument
 &    multiple values
 !    tolog: argument must be bound; webed: argument must have a value
 

Overrides:

interpretCharacter in class ArgumentValidator

validateArguments

public void validateArguments(java.lang.Object[] args,
                              java.lang.String predicate,
                              boolean strict)
                       throws InvalidQueryException

Validates the arguments to this predicate. If strict the types of arguments are also checked.

Throws:

InvalidQueryException

verifyBound

public void verifyBound(QueryMatches matches,
                        java.lang.Object[] arguments,
                        PredicateIF predicate)
                 throws InvalidQueryException

INTERNAL: Verifies that arguments which are required to be bound actually are bound.

Throws:

InvalidQueryException