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package com.sun.xacml;

import com.sun.xacml.ctx.Status;


/**
 * This is used as the return value for the various target matching functions.
 * It communicates that either the target matches the input request, the
 * target doesn't match the input request, or the result is Indeterminate.
 *
 * @since 1.0
 * @author Seth Proctor
 */
public class MatchResult
{

    /**
     * An integer value indicating the the target matches the request
     */
    public static final int MATCH = 0;

    /**
     * An integer value indicating that the target doesn't match the request
     */
    public static final int NO_MATCH = 1;

    /**
     * An integer value indicating the the result is Indeterminate
     */
    public static final int INDETERMINATE = 2;

    //
    private int result;
    private Status status;

    /**
     * Constructor that creates a <code>MatchResult</code> with no Status
     *
     * @param result the applicable result
     */
    public MatchResult(int result) {
        this(result, null);
    }

    /**
     * Constructor that creates a <code>MatchResult</code>, including Status 
     * data
     *
     * @param result the applicable result
     * @param status the error information
     * 
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the input result isn't a valid value
     */
    public MatchResult(int result, Status status)
        throws IllegalArgumentException
    {
        
        // check if input result is a valid value
        if ((result != MATCH) && 
            (result != NO_MATCH) &&
            (result != INDETERMINATE))
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Input result is not a valid" +
                                               "value");
        
        this.result = result;
        this.status = status;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the applicable result
     *
     * @return the applicable result
     */
    public int getResult() {
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the status if there was an error, or null if no error occurred
     *
     * @return the error status data or null
     */
    public Status getStatus() {
        return status;
    }
    
}
