package org.litesoft.aokeyhole.objects;

public abstract class AttributeType
{
    private FundamentalAttributeType mFAT;

    protected AttributeType( FundamentalAttributeType pFAT )
    {
        if ( !getClass().getSimpleName().startsWith( "A_" ) )
        {
            throw new Error( "Invalid AttributeType, Class Name did NOT start with 'A_': " + getClass().getSimpleName() );
        }
        if ( null == (mFAT = pFAT) )
        {
            throw new Error( "FundamentalAttributeType was null" );
        }
    }

    public FundamentalAttributeType getFAT()
    {
        return mFAT;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString()
    {
        return getClass().getSimpleName().substring( 2 );
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals( Object o )
    {
        return (this == o) || ((o != null) && this.getClass().equals( o.getClass() ));
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode()
    {
        return toString().hashCode();
    }

    public Class getSimpleDataType()
    {
        return null;
    }
}