com.ibm.aglet.util
Class Arguments

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--com.ibm.aglet.util.Arguments

public final class Arguments

extends java.util.Hashtable

The Argument class is a object that holds various kinds of objects as arguments. This exists because the Hashtable does not accept "null" as arguments.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Arguments()
Constructs a empty arguments object.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
java.lang.Object	getArg(java.lang.String name) Get the value associated with the name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, boolean value) Set a boolean value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, byte value) Set a byte value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, char value) Sets a character value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, double value) Set a double value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, float value) Set a float value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, int value) Set a int value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, long value) Sets a long value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Set a value with an associated name.
java.lang.Object	setArg(java.lang.String name, short value) Set a short value with an associated name.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Arguments

public Arguments()

Constructs a empty arguments object.

Method Detail

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               java.lang.Object value)

Set a value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               boolean value)

Set a boolean value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a boolean value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               byte value)

Set a byte value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a byte value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               short value)

Set a short value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a short value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               int value)

Set a int value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - an integer value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               double value)

Set a double value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

d - a double value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               float value)

Set a float value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a float value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               char value)

Sets a character value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a character value of this argument.

setArg

public java.lang.Object setArg(java.lang.String name,
                               long value)

Sets a long value with an associated name.

Parameters:

name - a name of this argument.

value - a long value of this argument.

getArg

public java.lang.Object getArg(java.lang.String name)

Get the value associated with the name.

Returns:

the value associated with the given name

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.util.Hashtable