org.exolab.castor.mapping
Interface ClassDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

NatureExtendable, PropertyHolder

All Known Subinterfaces:

XMLClassDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BindXmlAutoNamingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlDescriptor, BindXmlNodeTypeDescriptor, CacheTypeMappingDescriptor, CenturyDescriptor, ClassChoiceDescriptor, ClassDescriptorImpl, ClassMappingAccessTypeDescriptor, ClassMappingDescriptor, ContainerDescriptor, DateClassDescriptor, DateDescriptor, DateTimeDescriptor, DurationDescriptor, EnumerationDescriptor, FieldHandlerDefDescriptor, FieldMappingCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldMappingDescriptor, GDayDescriptor, GMonthDayDescriptor, GMonthDescriptor, GYearDescriptor, GYearMonthDescriptor, IncludeDescriptor, KeyGeneratorDefDescriptor, LdapDescriptor, ListClassDescriptor, LocaleDescriptor, MappingRootDescriptor, MapToDescriptor, MonthDescriptor, NamedNativeQueryDescriptor, NamedQueryDescriptor, ParamDescriptor, PrimitivesClassDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, PropertyTypeDescriptor, QueryHintDescriptor, RecurringDurationDescriptor, RootArrayDescriptor, SQLDateClassDescriptor, SqlDescriptor, SqlDirtyTypeDescriptor, SQLTimeClassDescriptor, SQLTimestampClassDescriptor, StringClassDescriptor, TimeDescriptor, TimeDurationDescriptor, TimePeriodDescriptor, VectorClassDescriptor, XMLClassDescriptorAdapter, XMLClassDescriptorImpl, YearDescriptor

public interface ClassDescriptor
extends PropertyHolder

Describes the properties of a class and its fields. Implementations will extend this interface to provide additional properties.

Version:

$Revision: 8725 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

See Also:

FieldDescriptor

Method Summary

ClassDescriptor	getExtends() Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.
FieldDescriptor[]	getFields() Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.
FieldDescriptor	getIdentity() Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.
Class<?>	getJavaClass() Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Methods inherited from interface org.castor.core.nature.PropertyHolder

getProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.castor.core.nature.NatureExtendable

addNature, hasNature

Method Detail

getJavaClass

Class<?> getJavaClass()

Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

The Java class

getFields

FieldDescriptor[] getFields()

Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

A list of fields

getExtends

ClassDescriptor getExtends()

Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.

Returns:

The extended class descriptor

getIdentity

FieldDescriptor getIdentity()

Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.

Returns:

The identity field