echopoint.stylesheet
Interface SymbolicValue

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SymbolicColorValue, SymbolicNumberValue

public interface SymbolicValue

extends java.io.Serializable

This interface defines the ability to have a symbolic string value substituted for another object value.

For example Integer(1) could be represented by the symbolic string value "Alignment".

See Also:

StyleInfo, StyleAttrDescriptor

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getSymbolic() The symbolic string value for a given object value It must not be null.
java.lang.Object	getValue() The actual object value for a given symbolic value.
boolean	matches(java.lang.String testSymbolicValue) This method can be called to see if a symbolic value in fact matches this SymbolicValue object.

Method Detail

getSymbolic

public java.lang.String getSymbolic()

The symbolic string value for a given object value It must not be null.

Returns:

a symbolic String

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

The actual object value for a given symbolic value.

Returns:

an object value

matches

public boolean matches(java.lang.String testSymbolicValue)

This method can be called to see if a symbolic value in fact matches this SymbolicValue object. It should return true if this is the case. This method allows pattern matching such as case insenstive equality.

Parameters:

testSymbolicValue -

Returns:

true if the symbolic values match