com.vmware.vapi.core

Class MethodResult

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.vapi.core.MethodResult

public class MethodResult
extends Object

The MethodResult class contains the result of a method call. It contains either the output of the method invocation or an error reported by the method invocation. These are mutually exclusive.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MethodResult(DataValue output, ErrorValue error) Constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ErrorValue	getError() Returns the error for this MethodResult.
DataValue	getOutput() Returns the output of the method call.
static MethodResult	newErrorResult(ErrorValue error) Static factory method for creating MethodResult instance for error reported by method invocation
static MethodResult	newResult(DataValue output) Static factory method for creating MethodResult instance for normal return value (as opposed to error)
boolean	success() Returns true if the invoked method completed successfully, i.e.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MethodResult

public MethodResult(DataValue output,
            ErrorValue error)

Constructor. Creates an instance that is associated with DataValue return value or ErrorValue error result of a method invocation.

Exactly one of output and error must be null

Parameters:

error - the error to associate with this result

output - the return value to associate with this result

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if output and error are both null, or are both not null

Method Detail

getOutput

public DataValue getOutput()

Returns the output of the method call.

Returns:

data value returned by the method invocation

getError

public ErrorValue getError()

Returns the error for this MethodResult.

Returns:

the error or null if there is none

success

public boolean success()

Returns true if the invoked method completed successfully, i.e. it hasn't reported an error, but returned a result.

Returns:

true if the method completed successfully

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

newResult

public static MethodResult newResult(DataValue output)

Static factory method for creating MethodResult instance for normal return value (as opposed to error)

Parameters:

output - the method return value for created result

Returns:

new MethodResult instance

See Also:

MethodResult(DataValue, ErrorValue)

newErrorResult

public static MethodResult newErrorResult(ErrorValue error)

Static factory method for creating MethodResult instance for error reported by method invocation

Parameters:

error - the error reported by method

Returns:

new MethodResult instance

See Also:

MethodResult(DataValue, ErrorValue)