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Interface IVersion

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

Version

public interface IVersion
extends java.io.Serializable

A Wordnet version.

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Field Summary

static IVersion

NO_VERSION A dummy version object used to indicate that the version has been calculated, and determined to be null.

Method Summary

int	getBugfixVersion() Returns the bugfix version number, i.e., the '2' in '1.7.2'.
int	getMajorVersion() Returns the major version number, i.e., the '1' in '1.7.2'.
int	getMinorVersion() Returns the minor version number, i.e., the '7' in '1.7.2'.
java.lang.String	getQualifier() Returns the version qualifier, i.e., the 'abc' in '1.7.2.abc'.

Field Detail

NO_VERSION

static final IVersion NO_VERSION

A dummy version object used to indicate that the version has been calculated, and determined to be null.

Since:

JWI 2.2.0

Method Detail

getMajorVersion

int getMajorVersion()

Returns the major version number, i.e., the '1' in '1.7.2'.

Returns:

the major version number, never negative

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getMinorVersion

int getMinorVersion()

Returns the minor version number, i.e., the '7' in '1.7.2'.

Returns:

the minor version number, never negative

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getBugfixVersion

int getBugfixVersion()

Returns the bugfix version number, i.e., the '2' in '1.7.2'.

Returns:

the bugfix version number, never negative

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getQualifier

java.lang.String getQualifier()

Returns the version qualifier, i.e., the 'abc' in '1.7.2.abc'. The qualifer is never null, but may be empty.

Returns:

the version qualifier, non-null, potentially empty

Since:

JWI 2.2.0