org.mmbase.util.functions
Class ReturnType

java.lang.Object
  org.mmbase.util.functions.ReturnType

public class ReturnType

extends java.lang.Object

Description of the return type of certain function. This wraps a Class object but it has some extra members.

Since:

MMBase-1.7

Version:

$Id: ReturnType.java,v 1.2 2004/02/11 20:43:21 keesj Exp $

Author:

Daniel Ockeloen, Michiel Meeuwissen

Field Summary

static ReturnType	VOID
static java.lang.Object	VOID_VALUE

Constructor Summary

ReturnType(java.lang.Class type, java.lang.String description)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription()
java.util.Map	getSubTypes()
java.lang.Class	getType()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

VOID

public static final ReturnType VOID

VOID_VALUE

public static final java.lang.Object VOID_VALUE

Constructor Detail

ReturnType

public ReturnType(java.lang.Class type,
                  java.lang.String description)

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()

Returns:

The 'Class' object which this object is wrapping.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns:

A description of the return value. For documentation purposes.

getSubTypes

public java.util.Map getSubTypes()