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43  
44  package org.exolab.jms.selector;
45  
46  
47  /***
48   * This class is the base class for classes adapting simple Java types.
49   * This is necessary to:
50   * <ul>
51   * <li>reduce the number of types that the selector has to deal with.
52   *     Expressions only evaluate to boolean, numeric and string types.
53   * </li>
54   * <li>Simplify operations (comparison, type checking etc.) on these types.
55   * </li>
56   * </ul>
57   *
58   * @version     $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/11/26 01:50:44 $
59   * @author      <a href="mailto:tma@netspace.net.au">Tim Anderson</a>
60   * @see         Expression
61   * @see         SObjectFactory
62   */
63  abstract class SObject {
64  
65      /***
66       * Returns the underlying object
67       *
68       * @return the underlying object
69       */
70      public abstract Object getObject();
71  
72      /***
73       * Determines if this is equal to another object.
74       *
75       * @param obj the object to compare
76       * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
77       * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this = obj</code>, otherwise
78       * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this &lt;&gt; obj</code>
79       */
80      public SBool equal(final SObject obj) {
81          SBool result = SBool.FALSE;
82          if (getObject().equals(obj.getObject())) {
83              result = SBool.TRUE;
84          }
85          return result;
86      }
87  
88      /***
89       * Determines if this is not equal to another object
90       *
91       * @param obj the object to compare
92       * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
93       * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this &lt;&gt; obj</code>, otherwise
94       * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this = obj</code>
95       */
96      public SBool notEqual(final SObject obj) {
97          SBool result = equal(obj);
98          if (result != null) {
99              result = result.not();
100         }
101         return result;
102     }
103 
104     /***
105      * Determines if this is less than another object.
106      *
107      * @param obj the object to compare
108      * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
109      * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this &lt; obj</code>, otherwise
110      * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this &gt;= obj</code>
111      */
112     public SBool less(final SObject obj) {
113         return null;
114     }
115 
116     /***
117      * Determines if this is greater than another object.
118      *
119      * @param obj the object to compare
120      * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
121      * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this &gt; obj</code>, otherwise
122      * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this &lt;= obj</code>
123      */
124     public SBool greater(final SObject obj) {
125         return null;
126     }
127 
128     /***
129      * Determines if this is less than or equal to another object.
130      *
131      * @param obj the object to compare
132      * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
133      * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this &lt;= obj</code>, otherwise
134      * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this &gt; obj</code>
135      */
136     public SBool lessEqual(final SObject obj) {
137         SBool result = less(obj);
138         if (result != null && !result.value()) {
139             result = equal(obj);
140         }
141         return result;
142     }
143 
144     /***
145      * Determines if this is greater than or equal to another object.
146      *
147      * @param obj the object to compare
148      * @return <code>null</code> if the comparison is undefined,
149      * <code>SBool.TRUE</code> if <code>this &gt;= obj</code>, otherwise
150      * <code>SBool.FALSE</code> if <code>this &lt; obj</code>
151      */
152     public SBool greaterEqual(final SObject obj) {
153         SBool result = greater(obj);
154         if (result != null && !result.value()) {
155             result = equal(obj);
156         }
157         return result;
158     }
159 
160     /***
161      * Returns a string representation of this
162      *
163      * @return a string representation of this
164      */
165     public String toString() {
166         return getObject().toString();
167     }
168 
169     /***
170      * Determines the type of this
171      *
172      * @return the type of this
173      */
174     public abstract Type type();
175 
176 } //-- SObject