/**
* Adds all parameters of the parameterlist to this one, if the named parameter is not already in
* the list. If a named parameter exists already a Parameter Exception is thrown.
*/
public void addParameterList(ParameterList list2) throws ParameterException {
ListIterator<ParameterAPI<?>> it = list2.getParametersIterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
ParameterAPI<?> param = (ParameterAPI<?>) it.next();
if (!this.containsParameter(param)) {
this.addParameter(param);
}
}
}
/**
* compares 2 ParameterList to see if they are equal. It compares them by checking each parameter
* with the passed argument obj is present in the parameterList, it is compared with. It also
* checks if both the parameterLists have same parameters and have the same values.
*
* @param obj instance of ParameterList
* @return int 0 if both object are same else return -1
*/
public int compareTo(Object obj) {
int result = 0;
if (!(obj instanceof ParameterList)) {
throw new ClassCastException(C + "Object not a ParameterList, unable to compare");
}
ParameterList paramList = (ParameterList) obj;
ListIterator<ParameterAPI<?>> it = paramList.getParametersIterator();
if (size() != paramList.size()) return -1;
while (it.hasNext()) {
ParameterAPI param1 = (ParameterAPI) it.next();
ParameterAPI param2 = (ParameterAPI) getParameter(param1.getName());
result = param2.compareTo(param1);
if (result != 0) break;
}
return result;
}
