com.bristle.javalib.util
Class IntegerWrapper

java.lang.Object
  com.bristle.javalib.util.IntegerWrapper

Direct Known Subclasses:

GetOpt.DefaultInteger, GetOpt.MaxInteger, GetOpt.MinInteger

public class IntegerWrapper
extends Object

This class wraps an Integer. It is useful to subclass when you want an object that is essentially an Integer, but can be distinguished from other Integer types. For example, when you write a method with multiple parameters that are all Integers, but serve different purposes, and you want to be sure they were passed in the correct order on the method call, you can define each parameter to be a different subclass of this class. Note: This class would not be necessary if java.lang.Integer was not declared as "final".

Usage:
   - The typical scenario for using this class is:
     - Declare subclasses of this class:
        public static class MinInteger extends IntegerWrapper
        { public MinInteger(int intValue) { super(intValue); } }
        public static class MaxInteger extends IntegerWrapper
        { public MaxInteger(int intValue) { super(intValue); } }
     - Declare a method that takes the subclasses as parameters:
        public Integer getValue(MinInteger intMin, MaxInteger intMax);
     - Call the method, with order of arguments enforced:
        intValue = getValue(new MinInteger(1), new MaxInteger(100));

   - See the source code of the inner Tester class for more examples.
  
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       - None.
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Nested Class Summary

static class

IntegerWrapper.Tester Each class contains a Tester inner class with a main() for easier unit testing.

Constructor Summary

IntegerWrapper(int intValue)
Constructor.

IntegerWrapper(Integer intValue)
Constructor.

Method Summary

static String	castToString(IntegerWrapper wrapper) Return the IntegerWrapper cast to a String, or null if the specified IntegerWrapper is null.
int	getInt() Get the wrapped Integer.
Integer	getInteger() Get the wrapped Integer.
void	setInt(int intNew) Set the wrapped Integer.
void	setInteger(Integer intNew) Set the wrapped Integer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

IntegerWrapper

public IntegerWrapper(int intValue)

Constructor.

Parameters:

intValue - Value of the Integer

IntegerWrapper

public IntegerWrapper(Integer intValue)

Constructor.

Parameters:

intValue - Value of the Integer

Method Detail

setInteger

public void setInteger(Integer intNew)

Set the wrapped Integer.

Parameters:

intNew - The new Integer.

getInteger

public Integer getInteger()

Get the wrapped Integer.

Returns:

The log level.

setInt

public void setInt(int intNew)

Set the wrapped Integer.

Parameters:

intNew - The new Integer.

getInt

public int getInt()

Get the wrapped Integer.

Returns:

The log level.

castToString

public static String castToString(IntegerWrapper wrapper)

Return the IntegerWrapper cast to a String, or null if the specified IntegerWrapper is null.

Parameters:

wrapper - IntegerWrapper to cast to String.

Returns:

String version of the object.