org.eclipse.emf.ecp.internal.core.util
Class Element

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.emf.ecp.internal.core.util.Element

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<ECPElement>, ECPElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultProvider, DefaultUIProvider, ElementDescriptor, PropertiesElement

public abstract class Element
extends Object
implements ECPElement

Author:

Eike Stepper

Constructor Summary

Element(String name)
The constructor of an Element.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(ECPElement o)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getName() This returns the unique name of the object.
abstract String	getType() This return the type of the object.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Element

public Element(String name)

The constructor of an Element.

Parameters:

name - the name of the created element

Method Detail

getName

public final String getName()

This returns the unique name of the object.

Specified by:

getName in interface ECPElement

Returns:

the name

compareTo

public int compareTo(ECPElement o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<ECPElement>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getType

public abstract String getType()

This return the type of the object.

Returns:

the type