Package org.apache.maven.api

Interface VersionConstraint

@Experimental
public interface VersionConstraint

Version constraint for dependency. Constraint is either a range ("[1,2)") or recommended version ("1.0").

Since:

4.0.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	asString()	Returns a string representation of this version constraint
boolean	contains(Version version)	Determines whether the specified version is contained within this constraint.
Version	getRecommendedVersion()	Returns the recommended version of this constraint, or null if none.
VersionRange	getVersionRange()	Returns the range of this constraint, or null if none.

Method Details

getVersionRange

@Nullable
VersionRange getVersionRange()

Returns the range of this constraint, or null if none.

Note: only one, this method or getRecommendedVersion() method must return non-null value.

getRecommendedVersion

@Nullable
Version getRecommendedVersion()

Returns the recommended version of this constraint, or null if none.

Note: only one, this method or getVersionRange() method must return non-null value.

contains

boolean contains(@Nonnull
 Version version)

Determines whether the specified version is contained within this constraint.

Parameters:

version - the version to test, must not be null

Returns:

true if this range contains the specified version, false otherwise

asString

@Nonnull
String asString()

Returns a string representation of this version constraint

Returns:

the string representation of this version constraint