one.world.core
Class Type

java.lang.Object
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  +--one.world.core.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class Type

extends Object

implements Serializable

Implementation of a type. This class defines the type system for tuples, that is, for tuple fields as well as the tuples themselves.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

static void

validate(Class k) Validate the specified tuple type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

validate

public static void validate(Class k)
                     throws MalformedTupleException

Validate the specified tuple type. This method validates that the specified class represents a valid class of tuples. It checks that k itself adheres to the tuple specification. It also checks that all fields of k that are tuples adhere to the tuple specification.

Parameters:

k - The tuple class to validate.

Throws:

MalformedTupleException - Signals that k is not a valid tuple class.

See Also:

Tuple