JSci
Class Version

java.lang.Object
  JSci.Version

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public final class Version

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 Version	getCurrent() Gets the current version.
static Version	getLatest() Retrieves the latest version from the home URL.
boolean	isLater(Version 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 Version getCurrent()

Gets the current version.

getLatest

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

Retrieves the latest version from the home URL.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares two versions for equality.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the version number as a string.

isLater

public boolean isLater(Version ver)

Returns true if this is later than another version.