/* ===================================================
 * JCommon : a free general purpose Java class library
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 *
 * --------------------------
 * LongObjectDescription.java
 * --------------------------
 * (C)opyright 2003, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 *
 * $Id: LongObjectDescription.java,v 1.5 2003/07/24 11:16:11 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes (from 19-Feb-2003)
 * -------------------------
 * 19-Feb-2003 : Added standard header and Javadocs (DG);
 * 29-Apr-2003 : Destilled from the JFreeReport project and moved into JCommon
 *
 */

package org.jfree.xml.factory.objects;

/**
 * An object-description for a <code>Long</code> object.
 *
 * @author Thomas Morgner
 */
public class LongObjectDescription extends AbstractObjectDescription {

    /**
     * Creates a new object description.
     */
    public LongObjectDescription() {
        super(Long.class);
        setParameterDefinition("value", String.class);
    }

    /**
     * Creates an object based on this description.
     *
     * @return The object.
     */
    public Object createObject() {
        String o = (String) getParameter("value");
        return Long.valueOf(o);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the parameters of this description object to match the supplied object.
     *
     * @param o  the object (should be an instance of <code>Long</code>).
     *
     * @throws ObjectFactoryException if the object is not an instance of <code>Long</code>.
     */
    public void setParameterFromObject(Object o) throws ObjectFactoryException {
        if (o instanceof Long == false) {
            throw new ObjectFactoryException("The given object is no java.lang.Long.");
        }

        setParameter("value", String.valueOf(o));
    }

    /**
     * Tests for equality.
     * 
     * @param o  the object to test.
     * 
     * @return A boolean.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (this == o) return true;
        if (!(o instanceof AbstractObjectDescription)) return false;

        final AbstractObjectDescription abstractObjectDescription = (AbstractObjectDescription) o;

        if (Long.TYPE.equals(abstractObjectDescription.getObjectClass())) return true;
        if (Long.class.equals(abstractObjectDescription.getObjectClass())) return true;
        return false;
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a hash code.
     * 
     * @return A hash code.
     */
    public int hashCode() {
        return getObjectClass().hashCode();
    }

}