Source code: org/progeeks/meta/ListPropertyType.java
1 /*
2 * $Id: ListPropertyType.java,v 1.3 2003/09/20 10:24:30 pspeed Exp $
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32
33 package org.progeeks.meta;
34
35 import java.util.List;
36
37 /**
38 * Represents an ordered list of values such that they
39 * can be referenced by index number. ListPropertyType
40 * is a container type and so also provides information
41 * about the type of its members.
42 *
43 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
44 * @author Paul Speed
45 */
46 public class ListPropertyType extends ContainerPropertyType
47 {
48 /**
49 * Creates a ListPropertyType representing an order
50 * list of values of the specified valueType.
51 */
52 public ListPropertyType( PropertyType valueType )
53 {
54 super( List.class, valueType );
55 }
56
57 /**
58 * Clones this container property type and replaces the value type
59 * with the type specified. Subclasses should implement this to
60 * provide the correct ContainerPropertyType implementation.
61 */
62 public ContainerPropertyType replaceContainedType( PropertyType valueType )
63 {
64 return( new ListPropertyType( valueType ) );
65 }
66 }
67
68