ariba.util.fieldtype
Class TypeProvider

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.fieldtype.TypeProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeRetriever

Direct Known Subclasses:

JavaTypeProvider, PrimitiveTypeProvider

public abstract class TypeProvider
extends java.lang.Object
implements TypeRetriever

TypeProvider provides type lookup for a single "type source". A type itself is a logical concept which can have multiple physical representations. Each representation is captured in a type source which captures a certain asepct (slice of properties and behaviors) of this type. For example, the AML type source is a collection of AML files. A Java type source is a collection of Java classes. In another words, a TypeProvider is an adaptor to a particular physical representation of a "type".

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object thatObj)
int	getProviderId()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface ariba.util.fieldtype.TypeRetriever

getTypeInfo

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object thatObj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

getProviderId

public int getProviderId()