org.nodal.type
Interface MapType

All Superinterfaces:

Nameable, NodeType, Type

All Known Subinterfaces:

MapType.Editor

public interface MapType

extends NodeType

A NodeType representing a Map from one Type to another.

Instances of this type of Node are sparse dictionaries or tables that where the keyType is the range and the valueType is the domain.

Author:

Lee Iverson

See Also:

MapNode

Nested Class Summary

static interface

MapType.Editor The interface for modifying a MapType.

Method Summary

Type	keyType() The Type of keys in one of these Maps.
Type	valueType() The Type of the values in one of these Maps.

Methods inherited from interface org.nodal.type.NodeType

asMapType, asRecordType, asSequenceType, edit, propertyType, valueType

Methods inherited from interface org.nodal.type.Type

accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, accepts, acceptsNode, acceptsString, acceptsType, from, from, from, from, from, from, from, from, from, fromNode, fromString, isNodeType, type

Methods inherited from interface org.nodal.util.Nameable

name, setName

Method Detail

keyType

public Type keyType()

The Type of keys in one of these Maps.

This is also the propertyType.

valueType

public Type valueType()

The Type of the values in one of these Maps.