org.picocontainer.gems.constraints
Interface Constraint

All Superinterfaces:

org.picocontainer.Parameter

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConstraint, CollectionConstraint

public interface Constraint

extends org.picocontainer.Parameter

Extension to Parameter that allows for constraint-based configuration of component parameters.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Nick Sieger

Method Summary

boolean

evaluate(org.picocontainer.ComponentAdapter adapter) Evaluate whether the given component adapter matches this constraint.

Methods inherited from interface org.picocontainer.Parameter

accept, isResolvable, resolveInstance, verify

Method Detail

evaluate

public boolean evaluate(org.picocontainer.ComponentAdapter adapter)

Evaluate whether the given component adapter matches this constraint.

Parameters:

adapter - a ComponentAdapter value

Returns:

true if the adapter matches the constraint