// This Source Code is in the Public Domain per: http://unlicense.org
package org.litesoft.ui.def.nonpublic.support;

import org.litesoft.ui.def.*;

public abstract class UiDefTypeFactory implements Comparable
{
    public abstract UiD_Type getType();

    public abstract UiDef create();

    public int compareTo( Object o )
    {
        return compareTo( (UiDefTypeFactory) o );
    }

    public int compareTo( UiDefTypeFactory them )
    {
        return this.getType().compareTo( them.getType() );
    }

    public boolean equals( UiDefTypeFactory them )
    {
        return (this == them) || ((them != null) //
                                  && this.getType().equals( them.getType() ) //
        );
    }

    public boolean equals( Object o )
    {
        return (o instanceof UiDefTypeFactory) && equals( (UiDefTypeFactory) o );
    }

    public int hashCode()
    {
        return getType().hashCode();
    }

    public String toString()
    {
        return getType().toString();
    }
}