net.percederberg.mibble.type
Interface Constraint

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompoundConstraint, SizeConstraint, ValueConstraint, ValueRangeConstraint

public interface Constraint

A MIB type constraint.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

void	initialize(MibType type, MibLoaderLog log) Initializes the constraint.
boolean	isCompatible(MibType type) Checks if the specified type is compatible with this constraint.
boolean	isCompatible(MibValue value) Checks if the specified value is compatible with this constraint.

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(MibType type,
                MibLoaderLog log)
                throws MibException

Initializes the constraint. This will remove all levels of indirection present, such as references to types or values. No constraint information is lost by this operation. This method may modify this object as a side-effect, and will be called by the MIB loader.

Parameters:

type - the type to constrain

log - the MIB loader log

Throws:

MibException - if an error was encountered during the initialization

isCompatible

boolean isCompatible(MibType type)

Checks if the specified type is compatible with this constraint.

Parameters:

type - the type to check

Returns:

true if the type is compatible, or false otherwise

isCompatible

boolean isCompatible(MibValue value)

Checks if the specified value is compatible with this constraint.

Parameters:

value - the value to check

Returns:

true if the value is compatible, or false otherwise