javax.cim
Class CIMArgument

java.lang.Object
  javax.cim.CIMElement
      javax.cim.CIMTypedElement
          javax.cim.CIMValuedElement
              javax.cim.CIMArgument

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable

public class CIMArgument
extends CIMValuedElement
implements java.io.Serializable

CIMArgument represents an instance of a CIMParameter used for method invocation. A CIMArgument has a name, data type and value. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter defined for a CIMMethod.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CIMArgument(java.lang.String pName, CIMDataType pType, java.lang.Object pValue)
Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object pObj) Compares this object against the specified object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a String representation of the CIMElement.

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMValuedElement

getValue

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMTypedElement

getDataType

Methods inherited from class javax.cim.CIMElement

compareTo, getName, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CIMArgument

public CIMArgument(java.lang.String pName,
                   CIMDataType pType,
                   java.lang.Object pValue)
            throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter. For each CIMParameter being populated during a method invocation a CIMArgument object must be created.

Parameters:

pName - - Name of the CIM argument.

pType - - CIMDataType of the argument.

pValue - - Value of the argument.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - - If the value does not match the type.

See Also:

CIMParameter

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object pObj)

Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a CIMValuedObject that represents the same name, type and value as this object.

Overrides:

equals in class CIMValuedElement

Parameters:

pObj - - The object to compare with.

Returns:

true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a String representation of the CIMElement. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

toString in class CIMValuedElement

Returns:

String representation of this CIM element.

See Also:

Object.toString()