org.knime.core.util

Class Pointer<T>

java.lang.Object

org.knime.core.util.Pointer<T>

Type Parameters:

T - any type

public class Pointer<T>
extends Object

This class is a little helper that just adds another indirection to and object. This can be useful if you want to pass a value from an anonymous inner class method to the enclosing outer method.

Author:

Thorsten Meinl, University of Konstanz

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Pointer()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	get() Returns the value of the pointer.
static <T> Pointer<T>	newInstance(T value) Factory method to create new instance with given default.
void	set(T v) Sets the pointer's value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Pointer

public Pointer()

Method Detail

get

public T get()

Returns the value of the pointer.

Returns:

the pointer's value

set

public void set(T v)

Sets the pointer's value.

Parameters:

v - the new value

newInstance

public static final <T> Pointer<T> newInstance(T value)

Factory method to create new instance with given default.

Type Parameters:

T - The type the returned pointer represents.

Parameters:

value - The default value

Returns:

A new pointer instance with the given value set.

Since:

2.10