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Class AbstractPatternMetatype

+-- Object
      +-- AbstractPatternMetatype

abstract public Class AbstractPatternMetatype
extends Object

Represents the superclass to all patterns framework metatypes.

The class contains the common methods needed to use metatypes. Most of the type work should be encapsulated behind this abstraction and the less exposed the better.


Constructor summary
AbstractPatternMetatype()

Method summary
booleanisValidValue(Object object)

Determines if the object specified is a valid value for this metatype.

Constructor detail

AbstractPatternMetatype

public AbstractPatternMetatype()


Method detail

isValidValue

abstract public boolean isValidValue(Object object)

Determines if the object specified is a valid value for this metatype.

Parameters:

object
- The object to test.

Returns:

A boolean value of true if the object is a valid value for this metatype. Otherwise, it returns a value of false.


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