cnrg.itx.datax
Interface Property

All Known Implementing Classes:

NetworkProperty, AudioProperty

public abstract interface Property

extends java.io.Serializable

Interface to abstract a property object. This has to be implemented by any device property class.

Fields inherited from class java.io.Serializable

serialVersionUID

Method Summary

PropertiesCollection	findOptimal(PropertiesCollection pc) Returns the optimal set of properties when merging this property with a properties collection
PropertiesCollection	merge(PropertiesCollection pc) Finds intersection of compatible properies properties.

Method Detail

merge

public PropertiesCollection merge(PropertiesCollection pc)
                           throws DataException

Finds intersection of compatible properies properties. Otherwise the union

Throws:

DataException - thrown when two incompatible properties have been found

findOptimal

public PropertiesCollection findOptimal(PropertiesCollection pc)
                                 throws DataException

Returns the optimal set of properties when merging this property with a properties collection

Throws:

DataException - thrown when two incompatible properties have been found