net.sf.duro

Class Type

java.lang.Object

net.sf.duro.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayType, RelationType, ScalarType, TupleType

public abstract class Type
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This class is the abstract superclass of classes whose instances represent a DuroDBMS type.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Type()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of a type.
abstract boolean	isScalar() Determines if the type is scalar.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Type

public Type()

Method Detail

getName

public abstract java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of a type.

Returns:

the type name, or null if the type has no name.

isScalar

public abstract boolean isScalar()

Determines if the type is scalar.

Returns:

true if the type is scalar, false if it is nonscalar.