Module io.xpipe.core

Package io.xpipe.core.data.type

Class WildcardType

java.lang.Object

io.xpipe.core.data.type.DataType

io.xpipe.core.data.type.WildcardType

public class WildcardType
extends DataType

A wildcard type matches any DataStructureNode instance. For simplicity reasons it is not possible to further specify a wildcard instance to only match a certain subset of DataStructureNode instance that fullfil a certain property.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Optional<DataStructureNode>	convert(DataStructureNode node)	Checks whether a node can be converted to this data type.
String	getName()	Returns the readable name of this data type that can be used for error messages.
boolean	isWildcard()	Checks whether this type is a wildcard.
boolean	matches(DataStructureNode node)	Checks whether a node conforms to this data type.
static WildcardType	of()	Creates a new instance.
void	visit(DataTypeVisitor visitor)	Visits this type using a DataTypeVisitor instance.

Methods inherited from class io.xpipe.core.data.type.DataType

asArray, asTuple, asValue, asWildcard, isArray, isTuple, isValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

of

public static WildcardType of()

Creates a new instance.

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from class: DataType

Returns the readable name of this data type that can be used for error messages.

Specified by:

getName in class DataType

convert

public Optional<DataStructureNode> convert(DataStructureNode node)

Description copied from class: DataType

Checks whether a node can be converted to this data type.

Specified by:

convert in class DataType

matches

public boolean matches(DataStructureNode node)

Description copied from class: DataType

Checks whether a node conforms to this data type.

Specified by:

matches in class DataType

isWildcard

public boolean isWildcard()

Description copied from class: DataType

Checks whether this type is a wildcard.

Overrides:

isWildcard in class DataType

visit

public void visit(DataTypeVisitor visitor)

Description copied from class: DataType

Visits this type using a DataTypeVisitor instance.

Specified by:

visit in class DataType