javax.cim

Class CIMArgument

public class CIMArgument extends CIMValuedElement implements Serializable

CIMArgument represents an instance of a CIMParameter used for method invocation. A CIMArgument has a name, data type and value. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter defined for a CIMMethod.
Constructor Summary
CIMArgument(String pName, CIMDataType pType, Object pValue)
Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations.
Method Summary
booleanequals(Object pObj)
Compares this object against the specified object.
StringtoString()
Returns a String representation of the CIMElement.

Constructor Detail

CIMArgument

public CIMArgument(String pName, CIMDataType pType, Object pValue)
Constructs a CIMArgument to be used for method invocations. A CIMArgument corresponds to a CIMParameter. For each CIMParameter being populated during a method invocation a CIMArgument object must be created.

Parameters: pName - Name of the CIM argument. pType - CIMDataType of the argument. pValue - Value of the argument.

Throws: IllegalArgumentException - If the value does not match the type.

See Also: CIMParameter

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object pObj)
Compares this object against the specified object. The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a CIMValuedObject that represents the same name, type and value as this object.

Parameters: pObj - The object to compare with.

Returns: true if the objects are the same; false otherwise.

See Also: java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)

toString

public String toString()
Returns a String representation of the CIMElement. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

See Also: java.lang.Object#toString()

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