edu.mit.blocks.codeblocks

Class SocketRule

java.lang.Object

edu.mit.blocks.codeblocks.SocketRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

LinkRule

public class SocketRule
extends java.lang.Object
implements LinkRule

SocketRule checks if the two sockets being matched can connect simply by checking if the socket/plug match in kind.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SocketRule()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canLink(Block block1, Block block2, BlockConnector socket1, BlockConnector socket2) Returns true if the two sockets of the two blocks can link by matching their socket kind; false if not.
boolean	isMandatory()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SocketRule

public SocketRule()

Method Detail

canLink

public boolean canLink(Block block1,
                       Block block2,
                       BlockConnector socket1,
                       BlockConnector socket2)

Returns true if the two sockets of the two blocks can link by matching their socket kind; false if not. Both sockets must be empty to return true.

Specified by:

canLink in interface LinkRule

Parameters:

block1 - the associated Block of socket1

block2 - the associated Block of socket2

socket1 - a Socket or plug of block1

socket2 - a Socket or plug of block2

Returns:

true if the two sockets of the two blocks can link; false if not

isMandatory

public boolean isMandatory()

Specified by:

isMandatory in interface LinkRule