org.lsst.gruth.jutils

Class Constraints

java.lang.Object

org.lsst.gruth.jutils.Constraints

public class Constraints
extends Object

A set of static methods to check constraints.

Author:

bamade

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Object	buildObject(String type, String value) Builds an object out of a type and a String representation.
static Object	check(String type, String value, String constraints) Builds an object out of a type and a String representation and tests it against the specified constraints.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

check

public static Object check(String type,
                           String value,
                           String constraints)

Builds an object out of a type and a String representation and tests it against the specified constraints.

Parameters:

type - the expected type of the object

value - the String representation of the object

constraints - the constraints the final object must satisfy

Returns:

an object that satisfies the constraints

buildObject

public static Object buildObject(String type,
                                 String value)

Builds an object out of a type and a String representation.

Parameters:

type - the String representation of the type

value - the String representation of the object

Returns:

an object of type type