org.exolab.castor.mapping
Interface ClonableFieldHandler

All Superinterfaces:

FieldHandler

public interface ClonableFieldHandler
extends FieldHandler

A FieldHandler that allows shallow/deep cloning of its state.

Version:

$Revision: $

Author:

Werner Guttmann

See Also:

since 1.3.2

Method Summary

FieldHandler

copyInstance(FieldHandler fieldHandler) Entry point for shallow/deep 'cloning' of FieldHandler instances.

Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandler

checkValidity, getValue, newInstance, resetValue, setValue

Method Detail

copyInstance

FieldHandler copyInstance(FieldHandler fieldHandler)

Entry point for shallow/deep 'cloning' of FieldHandler instances.

Parameters:

fieldHandler - the FieldHandler to 'clone'.

Returns:

the 'cloned' FieldHandler instance.