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A

As - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag when you want an argument to be interpreted as an instance of the given class, rather than according to its true runtime class.

B

bestMatch(Class[], Method[], Object[], Class[], Method, String) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Dynamically selects the most appropriate method for a certain combination of arguments.

bestMatch(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Dynamically selects the most appropriate method for a certain combination of arguments.

bestMatch(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.MultiDisp

bestMatch(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.NonSubsump

bestMatch(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Overloading

bestMatch(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutDisp

build(Class<T>, Object...) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.PolyD

Creates a new dispatcher.

buildFromDescriptor(Class<T>, Object...) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.PolyD

Creates a new dispatcher from a registered Descriptor.

buildSpecial(Class<T>, Class<K>, Object[], Class[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.PolyD

Deprecated. Use PolyD.build(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object...) instead.

buildSpecialFromDescriptor(Class<T>, Class<K>) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.PolyD

Deprecated. Use PolyD.buildFromDescriptor(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object...) instead.

buildSpecialFromDescriptor(Class<T>, Class<K>, Object[], Class[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.PolyD

Deprecated. Use PolyD.buildFromDescriptor(java.lang.Class, java.lang.Object...) instead.

C

classArrayDiff(Class[], Class[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Compares two arrays of classes.

classArrayDiff(Class[], Class[], Class[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Compares two arrays of classes, and attempts to build an array that is a subclass of both arrays.

classDiff(Class, Class) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Compares two classes.

compatibleSet(Class[], Method[], Class[], Method, String) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Performs a static preselection on a set of methods, and/or a consistency check.

compatibleSet(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Performs a static preselection on a set of methods, and/or a consistency check.

compatibleSet(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.MultiDisp

compatibleSet(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.NonSubsump

compatibleSet(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Overloading

D

DebuggingInvocation - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

An invocation policy that prints on the standard output all the method invocations, and the return values.

Descriptor<T> - Class in ovm.polyd

Accumulates information about the new dispatcher.

Descriptor(Class<T>, Class[]) - Constructor for class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Creates a new Descriptor, given the interface and the list of classes that will be used by the bodies.

disableCaching() - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Disables method caching for this policy.

DispatcherCreationException - Exception in ovm.polyd

This exception is thrown if an error condition is detected by PolyD during the creation of a new dispatcher.

Dispatching - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

The common superclass of all dispatching policies.

DispatchingPolicy - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to specify the dispatching policy that should be used for the whole interface, or for individual messages.

F

Factory - Class in ovm.polyd

Used to create manually new instances of the desired dispatcher.

G

getDispatcher1(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Factory

If you have only one body, use this method to create the new dispatcher.

getDispatcher2(Object, Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Factory

If you have two bodies, use this method to create the new dispatcher.

getDispatcher3(Object, Object, Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Factory

If you have three bodies, use this method to create the new dispatcher.

getDispatcher4(Object, Object, Object, Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Factory

If you have four bodies, use this method to create the new dispatcher.

getDispatcherN(Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Factory

If you have more than four bodies, use this method to create the new dispatcher.

guru - Variable in error ovm.polyd.InternalError

The internal code of this error.

H

handleMissing(Class[], Method[], Object[], Class[], Method, String) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Handles messages which cannot be dispatched to any method, according to the current dispatching policy.

handleMissing(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Handles messages which cannot be dispatched to any method, according to the current dispatching policy.

I

IfNull - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to specify the interpretation of null arguments.

InternalError - Error in ovm.polyd

This error is thrown if an unexpected internal error is detected during the execution of PolyD.

Invocation - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

The common superclass of all invocation policies.

InvocationPolicy - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to specify the invocation policy that should be used for the whole interface, or for individual messages.

invoke(Object, Method, Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.DebuggingInvocation

invoke(Object, Method, Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Invocation

Invoke one method, using the given argument, performing additional actions whenever necessary.

invoke(Object, Method, Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.PlainInvocation

invoke(Object, Method, Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutLogInvocation

invoke(Object, Method, Object[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStatInvocation

isEqualOrSub(Class, Class) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Compares two classes, and determines whether the first one is equal or a subclass or the second.

isEqualOrSubArrayNull(Class[], Class[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Compares two arrays of classes, and determines whether each element of the first is equal or a subclass of the second.

isThere(Class[], Method[]) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Determines whether any of those methods has has a given combination of formal parameters.

M

methodString(Method) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.Utils

Generates a user-friendly string representation of a method.

Missing - Enum in ovm.polyd

The set of possible values for the OnMissing tag.

MissingMethodException - Exception in ovm.polyd

Thrown if a message with no corresponding method cannot be handled in other ways.

MultiDisp - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

This class implements multidispatching, as a PolyD dispatching policy.

MultiDisp.MultiDispException - Exception in ovm.polyd.policy

Thrown by MultiDisp if an error condition is detected.

N

Name - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to change the interpretation of a message or method name.

NonSubsump - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

This class implements a non-subsumptive dispatcher, as a PolyD dispatching policy.

NonSubsump.NonSubsumpException - Exception in ovm.polyd.policy

Thrown by NonSubsump if an error condition is detected.

O

OnMissing - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to specify the handling of messages that do not have any corresponding methods according to the current dispatching policy.

Overloading - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

This class implements overloading, as a PolyD dispatching policy.

Overloading.OverloadingException - Exception in ovm.polyd.policy

Thrown by Overloading if an error condition is detected.

ovm.polyd - package ovm.polyd

Provides the core functionalities of PolyD.

ovm.polyd.policy - package ovm.polyd.policy

Provides a library of standard policy for use with PolyD.

ovm.polyd.runemu - package ovm.polyd.runemu

Implements the Runabout Emulation Layer for PolyD.

ovm.polyd.tags - package ovm.polyd.tags

Provides the annotations used to build PolyD tags.

P

PlainInvocation - Class in ovm.polyd.policy

An invocation policy that simply invokes methods (for testing only).

PolicyException - Exception in ovm.polyd

This exception should be thrown by the policy if an inconsistent set of methods is detected (duplicate methods, for instance, or ambiguities).

PolicyException(String) - Constructor for exception ovm.polyd.PolicyException

Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message.

PolicyException() - Constructor for exception ovm.polyd.PolicyException

Constructs a new exception with null as its detail message.

PolicyException(Throwable) - Constructor for exception ovm.polyd.PolicyException

Constructs a new exception with the specified cause and a detail message of (cause==null ? null : cause.toString()).

PolicyException(String, Throwable) - Constructor for exception ovm.polyd.PolicyException

Constructs a new exception with the specified detail message and cause.

PolyD - Class in ovm.polyd

The main class of PolyD: use the methods of this class to build new dispatchers.

PolyD - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to mark the interfaces that should be used to build PolyD dispatchers.

PolyDException - Exception in ovm.polyd

This class of exceptions is thrown by PolyD or its modules, including the dispatching and invocation policies, whenever something goes wrong.

Preload - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

This tag is used to pre-initialize the dispatching cache at dispatcher-building time (and to perform early consistency checks).

prepare(Class) - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutQuick

Prepares a new Factory, in order to create dispatchers that use RunaboutQuick.

printStats() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Prints a summary of dispatchers and the messages that they have dispatched so far.

printStats() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStatInvocation

Prints statistics about the invocations performed so far using this invocation policy.

R

Raw - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to mark raw arguments.

register() - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Generates a new Factory, registering this Descriptor.

registerSpecial() - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Deprecated. Use Descriptor.register() instead.

remapNull(Class[], Method[], Object[], Class[], Method, String) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Remaps the arguments when an unexpected null argument is encountered.

remapNull(Class[], Method[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Remaps the arguments when an unexpected null argument is encountered.

Runabout - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

Simple runabout emulation.

Runabout() - Constructor for class ovm.polyd.runemu.Runabout

RunaboutBase - Interface in ovm.polyd.runemu

Simple general interface for Runabout emulation.

RunaboutBase2 - Interface in ovm.polyd.runemu

Simplified interface for Runabout emulation.

RunaboutBis - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

An accurate Runabout emulation, this class can be used as a "drop-in" replacement.

RunaboutCore - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

A general Runabout emulation, this class can be used as a "drop-in" replacement.

RunaboutDisp - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

A dispatching policy that reproduces the method selection policy used by the original Runabout.

RunaboutDisp() - Constructor for class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutDisp

RunaboutException - Exception in ovm.polyd.runemu

Thrown by the Runabout emulations if an unsupported call is made, or some other error condition is detected.

RunaboutLogInvocation - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

A logging invocation policy suitable to print a trace of all visit methods in a Runabout emulation.

RunaboutLogInvocation() - Constructor for class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutLogInvocation

RunaboutQuick - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

A Runabout emulation that uses PolyD factories to speed up the construction of new dispatchers.

RunaboutStat - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

A Runabout emulation that will gather statistics while it runs.

RunaboutStatInvocation - Class in ovm.polyd.runemu

An invocation policy that keeps track of the number of invocations performed.

S

Self - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

Use this tag to mark the fields in the implementing bodies that you would like to auto-initialize when a new dispatcher, implementing the class of this field, is created.

Seq - Annotation Type in ovm.polyd.tags

This tag is a part of the @Preload specification, and it is never used alone.

setDispatching(Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the default dispatching policy of this Descriptor

setInvocation(Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the default invocation policy of this Descriptor

setMethodAsClasses(Method, Class[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the list of forced classes of a prototype.

setMethodDispatching(Method, Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the dispatching policy of a single prototype.

setMethodInvocation(Method, Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the invocation policy of a single prototype.

setMethodMissingHandling(Method, Missing) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the missing method handling of a single prototype.

setMethodName(Method, String) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the alternate name of a prototype.

setMethodNullDefaults(Method, Class[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the list of defaults for null arguments in the prototype.

setMethodPreload(Method, Object[][]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the list of defaults for null arguments in the prototype.

setMethodRawClasses(Method, boolean[]) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the list of raw arguments in the prototype.

setMissingHandling(Missing) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Sets the default missing method handling of this Descriptor

setSelfField(Field) - Method in class ovm.polyd.Descriptor

Marks this field as a self field.

T

the$$$Dispatcher - Variable in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutQuick

Internal use only.

theDispatcher() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Returns an instance of this dispatching policy.

theDispatcher() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.MultiDisp

Returns an instance of this dispatching policy.

theDispatcher() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.NonSubsump

Returns an instance of this dispatching policy.

theDispatcher() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Overloading

Returns an instance of this dispatching policy.

theDispatcher() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutDisp

Returns an instance of this dispatching policy.

theInvocation() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.DebuggingInvocation

Returns an instance of this invocation policy.

theInvocation() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Invocation

Returns an instance of this invocation policy.

theInvocation() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.policy.PlainInvocation

Returns an instance of this invocation policy.

theInvocation() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutLogInvocation

Returns an instance of this invocation policy.

theInvocation() - Static method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStatInvocation

Returns an instance of this invocation policy.

toString() - Method in exception ovm.polyd.DispatcherCreationException

A textual representation of this error condition.

toString() - Method in error ovm.polyd.InternalError

A textual representation of this error condition.

toString() - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Dispatching

Returns the name of this dispatcher

toString() - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.MultiDisp

toString() - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.NonSubsump

toString() - Method in class ovm.polyd.policy.Overloading

toString() - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutDisp

trouble - Variable in exception ovm.polyd.DispatcherCreationException

The internal code of this exception.

U

Utils - Class in ovm.polyd

A convenience class that implements a few handy utilities.

Utils.Diff - Enum in ovm.polyd

Used to describe the result of a comparison between two classes or arrays of classes.

V

valueOf(String) - Static method in enum ovm.polyd.Missing

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

valueOf(String) - Static method in enum ovm.polyd.Utils.Diff

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.

values() - Static method in enum ovm.polyd.Missing

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

values() - Static method in enum ovm.polyd.Utils.Diff

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

visit(Object) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit an Object

visit(byte) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a byte

visit(short) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a short

visit(int) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit an int

visit(long) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a long

visit(float) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a float

visit(double) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a double

visit(char) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a char

visit(boolean) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase

Visit a boolean

visit(Object) - Method in interface ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBase2

Visit an Object

visit(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(char) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(byte) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(int) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(long) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(float) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(double) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(short) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(boolean) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutCore

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutQuick

A "catch-all" visit method.

visit(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

A "catch-all" visit method, redirected to visitDefault.

visit(char) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(byte) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(int) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(long) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(float) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(double) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(short) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visit(boolean) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

Unused

visitAppropriate(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

The bridge method that performs the actual dispatching, calling the appropriate visit for this object.

visitAppropriate(Object, Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutBis

The bridge method that performs the dispatching for objects or primitives.

visitAppropriate(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutCore

The bridge method that performs the actual dispatching, calling the appropriate visit for this object.

visitAppropriate(Object, Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutCore

The bridge method that performs the dispatching for objects or primitives (not available in this emulation).

visitAppropriate(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutQuick

The bridge method that performs the actual dispatching, calling the appropriate visit for this object.

visitAppropriate(Object) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

The bridge method that performs the actual dispatching, calling the appropriate visit for this object.

visitAppropriate(Object, Class) - Method in class ovm.polyd.runemu.RunaboutStat

The bridge method that performs the dispatching for objects or primitives (not available in this emulation).

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