net.sourceforge.plantumldependency.cli.generic

Interface GenericDependency

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<GenericDependency>, net.sourceforge.plantumldependency.common.clone.DeepCloneable<GenericDependency>, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericDependencyImpl

public interface GenericDependency
extends Comparable<GenericDependency>, Serializable, net.sourceforge.plantumldependency.common.clone.DeepCloneable<GenericDependency>

The interface which describes a generic abstract dependency, no matter the programming language. A dependency might be a class, an interface or an enumeration but it might not be determined when the abstract dependency is created. It is the underlying DependencyType which concretely determines its real type, such as class, enum or interface. An GenericDependency just mean that an object exists, but it only contains the minimum information we can have on this object at the beginning. All details are described by the underlying DependencyType when it is a concrete instance.

Since:

1.0.0

Version:

1.3.0

Author:

Benjamin Croizet (

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DependencyType	getDependencyType() Gets the underlying dependency type, which determines the real nature of the dependency.
String	getFullName() Gets the dependency full name, usually the package and the dependency name.
String	getName() Gets the dependency name, usually the class name.
String	getPackageName() Gets the dependency package name.
void	setDependencyType(DependencyType value) Sets the underlying dependency type, which determines the real nature of the dependency.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.plantumldependency.common.clone.DeepCloneable

deepClone

Method Detail

getDependencyType

DependencyType getDependencyType()

Gets the underlying dependency type, which determines the real nature of the dependency.

Returns:

the DependencyType instance of the current abstract dependency.

Since:

1.0.0

getFullName

String getFullName()

Gets the dependency full name, usually the package and the dependency name.

For instance, in java it can be :
java.lang.String
java.io.Serializable
sun.font.Decoration

Returns:

the dependency full name.

Since:

1.0.0

getName

String getName()

Gets the dependency name, usually the class name.

For instance, in java it can be :
String
Serializable
Decoration

Returns:

the dependency name.

Since:

1.0.0

getPackageName

String getPackageName()

Gets the dependency package name.

For instance, in java it can be :
java.lang
java.io
sun.font

Returns:

the dependency package name.

Since:

1.0.0

setDependencyType

void setDependencyType(DependencyType value)

Sets the underlying dependency type, which determines the real nature of the dependency.

Parameters:

value - the DependencyType instance of the current abstract dependency, mustn't be null.

Since:

1.0.0