com.ibm.rational.test.lt.execution.core

Interface IContentVPElement

public interface IContentVPElement

A IContentVPElement is a object capable of performing a verification on content and returning if the verification was successful or not. A IContentVP will call executeVPElement during its evaluation. Every IContentVP consists of one or more IContentVPElement to perform the overall content verification.

Since:

6.1.2

See Also:

IContentVP

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	createVPGroup(IContentVP vp, IContentVPElement[] elements) The IContentVP calls this during the initialization phase to check if the element group wants to create a context object for the current evaluation.
boolean	executeVPElement(IContentVP vp, Object group) Deprecated.
boolean	executeVPElement(IContentVP vp, Object group, boolean needToFindAll) Executes the VP element or if group is non-null, then execute the VPGroup.
String	getDescription() Returns a description of this content VP element.
String	getGroup(IContentVP vp) True if it belongs to a group of communicating VPElements.
long	getHashCode()
Object	getImplementer() Returns the underlying object implementing the algorithm.
String	getLiteral()

Method Detail

executeVPElement

@Deprecated
boolean executeVPElement(IContentVP vp,
                                  Object group)

Deprecated.

Executes the VP element or if group is non-null, then execute the VPGroup.

Parameters:

vp - The executing Content VP

group - The group if the element defined one.

Returns:

true if VP element passed.

Since:

6.1.2

executeVPElement

boolean executeVPElement(IContentVP vp,
                       Object group,
                       boolean needToFindAll)

Executes the VP element or if group is non-null, then execute the VPGroup.

Parameters:

vp - The executing Content VP

group - The group if the element defined one.

needToFindAll - All elements in group must match for success

Returns:

true if VP element passed.

Since:

8.2

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns a description of this content VP element.

Returns:

The description.

Since:

6.1.2

getGroup

String getGroup(IContentVP vp)

True if it belongs to a group of communicating VPElements. Return null if it belongs to its own group and executeVPElement should be called. If null is returned then createVPGroup and

Parameters:

vp - the verification point currently executing

Since:

6.1.2

createVPGroup

Object createVPGroup(IContentVP vp,
                   IContentVPElement[] elements)

The IContentVP calls this during the initialization phase to check if the element group wants to create a context object for the current evaluation.

Parameters:

vp - the verification point currently executing

elements - every element in the group

Returns:

the object to associate with the group on subsequent calls to executeVPElement.

Since:

6.1.2

See Also:

IContentVPElement.getGroup(IContentVP)

getImplementer

Object getImplementer()

Returns the underlying object implementing the algorithm.

Returns:

The underlying object implementing the algorithm.

Since:

6.1.2

getLiteral

String getLiteral()

getHashCode

long getHashCode()