org.osid.installation

Interface Version

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<Version>, OsidPrimitive, java.io.Serializable, Version

public interface Version
extends OsidPrimitive, Version

A Version represents a version in a scheme.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String[]	getComponents() Gets the components of the version.
Type	getScheme() Gets the versioining scheme as a type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.Version

compareTo, equals, hashCode, isExclusive, isInclusive, isNewer, isOlder

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.OsidPrimitive

toString

Method Detail

getScheme

Type getScheme()

Gets the versioining scheme as a type.

Returns:

the versioning scheme type

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getComponents

java.lang.String[] getComponents()

Gets the components of the version. In a major.minor[.maintenance[.build]] scheme, an example is {3, 0, 0}.

Returns:

the version components

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.