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 * $Id: JParameter.java,v 1.4 2005/03/05 13:41:59 mfuchs Exp $
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package org.exolab.javasource;
/**
 * Represents a parameter to a JMethod. 
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:keith AT kvisco DOT com">Keith Visco</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2005/03/05 13:41:59 $
 */
public class JParameter extends JAnnotatedElementHelper {
    /**
     * The type associated with this JParameter
     */
    private JType type = null;
    /**
     * The name of this JParameter
     */
    private String name = null;
    /**
     * Creates a new JParameter with the given type, and name
     * 
     * @param type the type to associate with this JParameter
     * @param name name of the JParameter
     */
    public JParameter(JType type, String name) 
        throws IllegalArgumentException
    {
        super();
        setType(type);
        setName(name);
    } //-- JParameter
    /**
     * Returns the name of the parameter
     *
     * @return the name of the parameter
     */
    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    } //-- getName
    
    /**
     * Returns the parameter type
     * 
     * @return the parameter type
     */
    public JType getType() {
        return this.type;
    } //-- getType
    /**
     * Sets the name of this parameter
     * 
     * @param name the new name of the parameter
     */
    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    } //-- setName
    
    /**
     * Sets the type of this parameter
     * 
     * @param type the new type of this parameter
     */
    public void setType(JType type) 
        throws IllegalArgumentException
    {
        if (type == null) {
            String err = "A Parameter cannot have a null type.";
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(err);
        }
        this.type = type;
    } //-- setType
    /**
     * Returns the String representation of this JParameter. The
     * String returns will consist of the String representation
     * of the parameter type, followed by the name of the parameter
     * 
     * @return the String representation of this JParameter
     */
    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(this.type.toString());
        sb.append(' ');
        sb.append(this.name);
        return sb.toString();
    } //-- toString
} //-- JParamater