org.expasy.jpl.commons.base
Class CounterImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.expasy.jpl.commons.base.CounterImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Counter, ExplicitlyCloneable, Resetable

public final class CounterImpl
extends Object
implements Counter, Resetable, ExplicitlyCloneable, Serializable

CounterImpl is a simple counter and a better alternative than Integer as a new instance is created each time you want to set the value.

Version:

1.0

Author:

nikitin

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

CounterImpl	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this CounterImpl.
void	decrement() Decrement counter by 1.
void	decrement(int dec) Decrement counter by dec.
boolean	equals(Object o)
int	getCount()
int	hashCode()
void	increment() Increment counter by 1.
void	increment(int inc) Increment counter by inc.
static CounterImpl	newInstance() A basic static factory method.
void	reset() reinitialising object
String	toString()
static CounterImpl	valueOf(int start) A type-conversion static factory method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

newInstance

public static CounterImpl newInstance()

A basic static factory method.

Returns:

a new instance of CounterImpl initialized to 0.

valueOf

public static CounterImpl valueOf(int start)

A type-conversion static factory method.

Returns:

a new instance of CounterImpl with the given value.

reset

public void reset()

Description copied from interface: Resetable

reinitialising object

Specified by:

reset in interface Resetable

See Also:

Resetable.reset()

clone

public CounterImpl clone()

Creates and returns a copy of this CounterImpl.

Specified by:

clone in interface ExplicitlyCloneable

Overrides:

clone in class Object

See Also:

Object.clone()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

increment

public void increment()

Increment counter by 1.

Specified by:

increment in interface Counter

increment

public void increment(int inc)

Increment counter by inc.

Specified by:

increment in interface Counter

decrement

public void decrement()

Decrement counter by 1.

Specified by:

decrement in interface Counter

decrement

public void decrement(int dec)

Decrement counter by dec.

Specified by:

decrement in interface Counter

getCount

public int getCount()

Specified by:

getCount in interface Counter

Returns:

counter value.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object