Class CodeList<E extends CodeList<E>>

Object
CodeList<E>
Type Parameters:
E - The type of this code list.
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<E>
Direct Known Subclasses:
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@UML(identifier="CodeList", specification=ISO_19103) public abstract class CodeList<E extends CodeList<E>> extends Object implements Comparable<E>, Serializable
Base class for all code lists. Subclasses shall provides a values() method which returns all Code­List element in an array of the appropriate class.

Code lists are extensible, i.e. invoking the value­Of(String) method in any subclass will automatically add the newly created Code­List element in the array to be returned by values().

Since:
1.0
See Also:

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    static interface 
    Code­List​.Filter
    Used by value­Of(Class, Filter) to select codes matching an arbitrary criterion.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    Code­List(String name, Collection<E> values)
    Creates a new code list element and add it to the given collection.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    final int
    compare­To(E other)
    Compares this code with the specified object for order.
    abstract E[]
    family()
    Returns the list of codes of the same kind as this code.
    String
    identifier()
    Returns the identifier declared in the UML annotation, or null if none.
    final String
    name()
    Returns the programmatic name of this code list constant.
    String[]
    names()
    Returns all the names of this code.
    final int
    ordinal()
    Returns the ordinal of this code constant.
    protected Object
    read­Resolve()
    Resolves the code list to an unique instance after deserialization.
    String
    to­String()
    Returns a string representation of this code list.
    static <T extends Code­List<T>>
    T
    value­Of(Class<T> code­Type, String name)
    Returns the code of the given type that matches the given name, or returns a new one if none match it.
    static <T extends Code­List<T>>
    T
    value­Of(Class<T> code­Type, Code­List​.Filter filter)
    Returns the code of the given type that matches the given criterion, or returns a new one if none match it.

    Methods inherited from class Object

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

  • Constructor Details

    • CodeList

      protected CodeList(String name, Collection<E> values)
      Creates a new code list element and add it to the given collection. Subclasses will typically give a static reference to an Array­List for the values argument. This list is used for values() method implementations.
      Parameters:
      name - The code name.
      values - The collection to add the element to.

  • Method Details

    • valueOf

      public static <T extends CodeList<T>> T valueOf(Class<T> codeType, String name)
      Returns the code of the given type that matches the given name, or returns a new one if none match it. More specifically, this methods returns the first element of the given class where name().equals(name) returned true. If no such element is found, then a new instance is created using the constructor expecting a single String argument.

      Implementation note: The code­Type class needs to be initialized before to invoke this method. This is usually the case when the caller is a static method of the code­Type class. However in other situations, callers may need to initialize explicitly the given class.

      Type Parameters:
      T - The compile-time type given as the code­Type parameter.
      Parameters:
      code­Type - The type of code list.
      name - The name of the code to obtain, or null.
      Returns:
      A code matching the given name, or null if the name is null.

    • valueOf

      public static <T extends CodeList<T>> T valueOf(Class<T> codeType, CodeList.Filter filter)
      Returns the code of the given type that matches the given criterion, or returns a new one if none match it. More specifically, this methods returns the first element (in declaration order) of the given class where filter.accept(code) returns true. If no such element is found, then there is a choice:

      • If Code­List​.Filter​.codename() returns null, then this method returns null.
      • Otherwise a new instance is created using the constructor expecting a single String argument, which is given the value returned by codename().
      Type Parameters:
      T - The compile-time type given as the code­Type parameter.
      Parameters:
      code­Type - The type of code list.
      filter - The criterion for the code to obtain.
      Returns:
      A code matching the given criterion, or null if their is no match and Code­List​.Filter​.codename() returns null.
      Since:
      2.3

    • family

      public abstract E[] family()
      Returns the list of codes of the same kind as this code. This is similar to the static values() method provided in Code­List subclasses, except that family() does not require the class to be known at compile-time - provided that at leat one instance of the family is available. The static values() method has the opposite constraints (does not require a code instance, but the class needs to be known at compile time unless reflection is used).
      Returns:
      The codes of the same kind as this code.

    • names

      public String[] names()
      Returns all the names of this code. The returned array contains the following elements, with duplicated values and null values removed:

      Those names are typically equal except for the case (programmatic names are upper case while UML names are lower case) and special characters like '-'.

      Returns:
      All names of this code constant. This array is never null and never empty.
      Since:
      2.3

    • name

      public final String name()
      Returns the programmatic name of this code list constant. This is the name of the public static field which declare the code.
      Returns:
      The name of this code constant.

    • identifier

      public String identifier()
      Returns the identifier declared in the UML annotation, or null if none. The UML identifier shall be the ISO or OGC name for this code constant.
      Returns:
      The ISO/OGC identifier for this code constant, or null if none.
      Since:
      2.2

    • ordinal

      public final int ordinal()
      Returns the ordinal of this code constant. This is its position in its elements declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero.
      Returns:
      The position of this code constants in elements declaration.

    • compareTo

      public final int compareTo(E other)
      Compares this code with the specified object for order. Returns a negative integer, zero, or a positive integer as this object is less than, equal to, or greater than the specified object.

      Code list constants are only comparable to other code list constants of the same type. The natural order implemented by this method is the order in which the constants are declared.

      Specified by:
      compare­To in interface Comparable<E extends Code­List<E>>
      Parameters:
      other - The code constant to compare with this code.
      Returns:
      A negative value if the given code is less than this code, a positive value if greater or 0 if equal.

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this code list.
      Overrides:
      to­String in class Object

    • readResolve

      protected Object readResolve() throws ObjectStreamException
      Resolves the code list to an unique instance after deserialization. The instance is resolved using its name only (not its ordinal).
      Returns:
      This code list as an unique instance.
      Throws:
      Object­Stream­Exception - if the deserialization failed.