org.jscience
Class JScienceVersion

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.JScienceVersion

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class JScienceVersion
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

The Version class contains information about the current and latest release.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

java.lang.String	home The URL for the home of this version.
int	major Major version number.
int	minor Minor version number.
java.lang.String	platform Java platform required.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares two versions for equality.
static JScienceVersion	getCurrent() Gets the current version.
static JScienceVersion	getLatest() Retrieves the latest version from the home URL.
boolean	isLater(JScienceVersion ver) Returns true if this is later than another version.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the version number as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

major

public final int major

Major version number.

minor

public final int minor

Minor version number.

platform

public final java.lang.String platform

Java platform required.

home

public final java.lang.String home

The URL for the home of this version.

Method Detail

getCurrent

public static JScienceVersion getCurrent()

Gets the current version.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

getLatest

public static JScienceVersion getLatest()
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Retrieves the latest version from the home URL.

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

java.io.IOException - DOCUMENT ME!

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares two versions for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the version number as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

isLater

public boolean isLater(JScienceVersion ver)

Returns true if this is later than another version.

Parameters:

ver - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!