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Class Thing 

java.lang.Object
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public class Thing
extends java.lang.Object
An Experimental polymorphic object. A Thing can a large number of different types of thing at different times and can identify its type and value in most cases. The precide type of Thing is determined when it is constructed.

Constructor Index

Thing()
Default constructor for Thing of unknown type
Thing(boolean)
Construct a Thing that is actually a boolean
Thing(char)
Construct a Thing that is actually a char
Thing(double)
Construct a Thing that is actually a double
Thing(float)
Construct a Thing that is actually a float
Thing(int)
Construct a Thing that is actually an int
Thing(long)
Construct a Thing that is actually a long
Thing(Object)
Default constructor for an Object of any class

Method Index

myClass()
Identifies the class of the current thing

toInteger()
If the thing is an Integer then its value can be found else an exception may be thrown
toString()
Converts a Thing into a string
whoAmI()
prints out the class and value of the current thing.

Constructors

Thing
public Thing()
          Default constructor for Thing of unknown type
Thing
public Thing(java.lang.Object x)
          Default constructor for an Object of any class
Thing
public Thing(int x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually an int
Thing
public Thing(long x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually a long
Thing
public Thing(float x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually a float
Thing
public Thing(double x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually a double
Thing
public Thing(char x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually a char
Thing
public Thing(boolean x)
          Construct a Thing that is actually a boolean

Methods

myClass
public java.lang.String myClass()
          Identifies the class of the current thing

Returns:
The name of the actual actual class of the polymorphic thing
whoAmI
public void whoAmI()
          prints out the class and value of the current thing.
toString
public java.lang.String toString()
          Converts a Thing into a string
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
toInteger
public java.lang.Integer toInteger()
          If the thing is an Integer then its value can be found else an exception may be thrown
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