ClassCompatibility (adams-pom 24.4.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- adams.core.ClassCompatibility

All Implemented Interfaces:

ClassCompatibilityChecker, Serializable
```
public class ClassCompatibility
extends Object
implements Serializable, ClassCompatibilityChecker
```
Class that determines compatibility between inputs and outputs.

An input and output are compatible, if...
- input is Object.class
- output and input are the same class
Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Unknown, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ClassCompatibility()
Initializes the checker.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isCompatible(Class[] outCls, Class[] inCls)`	Checks whether the two class sets are compatible.
`boolean`	`isCompatible(Class output, Class input)`	Checks whether the two classes are compatible.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a short string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ClassCompatibility
```
public ClassCompatibility()
```
    Initializes the checker.
- Method Detail
  - isCompatible
```
public boolean isCompatible(Class output,
                            Class input)
```
    Checks whether the two classes are compatible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isCompatible in interface ClassCompatibilityChecker
    
    Parameters:
    
    output - the generated output of the first actor
    
    input - the accepted input of the second actor
    
    Returns:
    
    true if compatible
  - isCompatible
```
public boolean isCompatible(Class[] outCls,
                            Class[] inCls)
```
    Checks whether the two class sets are compatible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isCompatible in interface ClassCompatibilityChecker
    
    Parameters:
    
    outCls - the classes of the generating actor
    
    inCls - the classes of the accepting actor
    
    Returns:
    
    true if compatible
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns a short string representation of this object.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the string representation