Class ModuleType

java.lang.Object
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class ModuleType

extends Object

Version:

$Revision: 1.25 $

codeClass

The class containing the algoritm of the module.

codeClassFilename

The name of the file containing the class that implements the actual algoritm the module performs.

inDataTypeList

MDFileName

moduleDescription

name

nrOfInDataTypes

nrOfOutDataTypes

nrOfParameterTypes

outDataTypeList

parameterTypeList

ModuleType(Network, String)

clearCodeClass()

Releases this class' only reference to the class containing the algoritm of the module.

getCodeClass()

Returns the class that implements the actual algoritm the module performs.

getCodeClassFilename()

getMDFileName()

getModuleDescription()

getName()

newInDataType(String[])

Add physical and logical type to the inconnector typelist of this module when the investigated inconnector is a new connectortype.

newOutDataType(String[])

Add physical and logical type to the outconnector typelist of this module when the investigated outconnector is a new connectortype.

newParameterType(String[])

printMDFile()

setCodeClassFilename(String)

setMDFileName(String)

setModuleDescription(String)

setName(String)

 private String MDFileName

 private String name

 private String moduleDescription

 private String codeClassFilename

The name of the file containing the class that implements the actual algoritm the module performs. The name of this file is taken from the module description file.

 private Class codeClass

The class containing the algoritm of the module. When the module is not used, this should be the only reference to the class, so ModuleType can `release' the class. Then when the class is needed again, the JVM may load a new version of the class, if available. The class can be released, or cleared, by using the method clearCodeClass().

 private DataType inDataTypeList[]

 private DataType outDataTypeList[]

 private ParameterType parameterTypeList[]

 private int nrOfInDataTypes

 private int nrOfOutDataTypes

 private int nrOfParameterTypes

 ModuleType(Network network,
            String MDFileName)

 Class getCodeClass() throws ClassNotFoundException, LinkageError

Returns the class that implements the actual algoritm the module performs. The bytecode for this class is loaded from the file codeClassFilename. ModuleType keeps a reference to the loaded class in variable codeClass. While this reference exists, the JVM won't load the class again, and the next call to this method gets a reference to the same copy of the class. The reference can be released by using method clearCodeClass(). If the class is no longer in use, and at the next call to this method a new version of the class exists, the JVM will load and use the new version.

Throws: ClassNotFoundException

if the class could not be found.

See Also:

clearCodeClass, codeClass

 void clearCodeClass()

Releases this class' only reference to the class containing the algoritm of the module. If there are no other references to the class and a new version of the class exists, the JVM can use the new version the next time getCodeClass() is called.

 String getMDFileName()

 void setMDFileName(String MDFileName)

 String getName()

 void setName(String name)

 String getModuleDescription()

 void setModuleDescription(String moduleDescription)

 String getCodeClassFilename()

 void setCodeClassFilename(String codeClassFilename)

 ParameterType newParameterType(String cleanLines[])

 DataType newInDataType(String cleanLines[])

Add physical and logical type to the inconnector typelist of this module when the investigated inconnector is a new connectortype.

See Also:

inDataTypeList

 DataType newOutDataType(String cleanLines[])

Add physical and logical type to the outconnector typelist of this module when the investigated outconnector is a new connectortype.

See Also:

outDataTypeList

 void printMDFile()