/**
* See if the other object matches the template object this represents. (Note that even though
* "this" is a template, it may have no wildcards -- a template can have all values.)
*/
boolean matches(EntryRep other) {
/*
* We use the fact that this is the template in several ways in
* the method implementation. For instance, in this next loop,
* we know that the real object must be at least my type, which
* means (a) the field types already match, and (b) it has at
* least as many fields as the this does.
*/
// Note: If this object is the MatchAny template then
// return true (all entries match MatchAny)
if (EntryRep.isMatchAny(this)) return true;
for (int f = 0; f < values.length; f++) {
if (values[f] == null) { // skip wildcards
continue;
}
if (!values[f].equals(other.values[f])) {
return false;
}
}
return true; // no mismatches, so must be OK
}
/** Return the class name that is used by the ``match any'' EntryRep */
static String matchAnyClassName() {
return matchAnyRep.classFor();
}
/** Return <code>true</code> if the given rep is that ``match any'' <code>EntryRep</code>. */
private static boolean isMatchAny(EntryRep rep) {
return matchAnyRep.equals(rep);
}