Package org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata

Interface IVersionFormat

public interface IVersionFormat

The IVersionFormat represents the Omni Version Format in compiled form. It is also a parser for versions of that format.

An instance of IVersionFormat is immutable and thus thread safe. The parser does not maintain any state.

Since:

2.0

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION	The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical max string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the empty string (i.e.
static final String	DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION	The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical min string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the max string (i.e.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Version	parse(String version)	Parse the given version string.
default void	toString(StringBuffer sb)	Deprecated. Use toString(StringBuilder) instead
void	toString(StringBuilder sb)	Appends the string representation of this compiled format to the given StringBuilder.

Field Details

DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION

static final String DEFAULT_MAX_STRING_TRANSLATION

The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical max string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the empty string (i.e. OSGi)

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION

static final String DEFAULT_MIN_STRING_TRANSLATION

The string that by default will be interpreted as the logical min string when parsing optional elements of type string and a default that is the max string (i.e. Maven triplets)

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

toString

@Deprecated(since="2.9")
default void toString(StringBuffer sb)

Deprecated.

Use toString(StringBuilder) instead

Appends the string representation of this compiled format to the given StringBuffer.

Parameters:

sb - The buffer that will receive the string representation

toString

void toString(StringBuilder sb)

Appends the string representation of this compiled format to the given StringBuilder.

Parameters:

sb - The builder that will receive the string representation

Since:

2.9

parse

Version parse(String version)

Parse the given version string.

Parameters:

version - The version string to parse.

Returns:

A created version.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the version string could not be parsed.