com.perforce.api
Class Counter

java.lang.Object
  com.perforce.api.SourceControlObject
      com.perforce.api.Counter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cacheable

public final class Counter
extends SourceControlObject

Representation of perforce counters. This class can be used to set and get the value of a counter. It can also be used to determine who reviews the changes represented by a particular value.

Version:

$Date: 2002/01/23 $ $Revision: #2 $

Author:

David Markley

Constructor Summary

Counter()
Default no-argument constructor.

Counter(Env environ, java.lang.String name)

Counter(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

void	commit() Stores this object back into Perforce, creating it if it didn't already exist.
HashDecay	getCache() Returns the HashDecay instance for this class
static Counter[]	getCounters(Env env) Returns an array of all the Counters established on the server.
java.lang.String	getName()
int	getValue() Returns the value of this Counter.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] argv) Deprecated. Actually in use, but this keeps it out of the docs.
Change[]	review() Determine the changelists that need to be reviewed.
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setValue(int value) Sets the value for the Counter.
void	sync() Brings this object back into sync with Perforce.
java.lang.String	toXML() Returns a string containing the object in XML form.

Methods inherited from class com.perforce.api.SourceControlObject

clearCache, getEnv, getSyncTime, getUpdateTime, inSync, invalidate, outOfSync, refreshUpdateTime, setEnv

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Counter

public Counter()

Default no-argument constructor.

Counter

public Counter(java.lang.String name)

Counter

public Counter(Env environ,
               java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

getCache

public HashDecay getCache()

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Returns the HashDecay instance for this class

Specified by:

getCache in interface Cacheable

Specified by:

getCache in class SourceControlObject

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

setValue

public void setValue(int value)

Sets the value for the Counter.

Parameters:

value - New counter value

getValue

public int getValue()

Returns the value of this Counter.

commit

public void commit()
            throws CommitException

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Stores this object back into Perforce, creating it if it didn't already exist.

Specified by:

commit in interface Cacheable

Specified by:

commit in class SourceControlObject

Throws:

CommitException

sync

public void sync()
          throws PerforceException

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Brings this object back into sync with Perforce. This also sets the sets the update and sync time for this object.

Specified by:

sync in interface Cacheable

Specified by:

sync in class SourceControlObject

Throws:

PerforceException

getCounters

public static Counter[] getCounters(Env env)
                             throws PerforceException

Returns an array of all the Counters established on the server.

Throws:

PerforceException

review

public Change[] review()
                throws PerforceException

Determine the changelists that need to be reviewed. This method returns an array of Changes that need to be reviewed.

Throws:

PerforceException

toXML

public java.lang.String toXML()

Description copied from class: SourceControlObject

Returns a string containing the object in XML form.

Specified by:

toXML in class SourceControlObject

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] argv)

Deprecated. Actually in use, but this keeps it out of the docs.

Used for testing.