Package org.ivoa.dm.adqlgeom

Class Shape

java.lang.Object

org.ivoa.dm.adqlgeom.Shape

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.ivoa.vodml.jpa.JPAManipulations

Direct Known Subclasses:

Circle, Polygon

@Embeddable
@MappedSuperclass
@VoDml(id="adqlgeom:Shape",
       role=dataType)
public abstract class Shape
extends Object
implements org.ivoa.vodml.jpa.JPAManipulations

base type of all shapes. dataType: Shape

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Shape()	Creates a new Shape
Shape(Shape other)	Copy Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract Shape	copyMe()	make a clone of the object taking into account current polymorhic type.
void	forceLoad()
void	updateUsing(Shape other)	Update this object with the content of the given object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Shape

public Shape()

Creates a new Shape

Shape

public Shape(Shape other)

Copy Constructor. Note that references will remain as is rather than be copied.

Parameters:

other - the object to be copied.

Method Details

copyMe

public abstract Shape copyMe()

make a clone of the object taking into account current polymorhic type.

Returns:

the cloned object.

updateUsing

public void updateUsing(Shape other)

Update this object with the content of the given object. Note that references will remain as is rather than be copied.

Parameters:

other - the object to be copied.

forceLoad

public void forceLoad()

Specified by:

forceLoad in interface org.ivoa.vodml.jpa.JPAManipulations