org.exolab.castor.xml.handlers

Class ContainerFieldHandler

java.lang.Object

org.exolab.castor.xml.handlers.ContainerFieldHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldHandler

public final class ContainerFieldHandler
extends Object
implements FieldHandler

The FieldHandler for ContainerElement.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date: 2006-04-25 15:08:23 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $

Author:

Keith Visco

See Also:

org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldDescriptor, org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandler

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	MODE_AUTO Automatically choose the mode to use.
static int	MODE_CHILD_LINK The mode for a ContainerElement.
static int	MODE_PARENT_LINK When the field is not a ContainerElement, this mode is used.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ContainerFieldHandler(FieldHandler handler) Creates a new ContainerFieldHandler with the given FieldHandler.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	checkValidity(Object object) Checks the field validity.
Object	getValue(Object object) Returns the value of the field from the object.
Object	newInstance(Object parent) Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
void	resetValue(Object object) Sets the value of the field to a default value.
void	setValue(Object object, Object value) Sets the value of the field on the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MODE_AUTO

public static final int MODE_AUTO

Automatically choose the mode to use.

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Constant Field Values

MODE_PARENT_LINK

public static final int MODE_PARENT_LINK

When the field is not a ContainerElement, this mode is used.

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Constant Field Values

MODE_CHILD_LINK

public static final int MODE_CHILD_LINK

The mode for a ContainerElement. getValue and setValue operate on the parent.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ContainerFieldHandler

public ContainerFieldHandler(FieldHandler handler)

Creates a new ContainerFieldHandler with the given FieldHandler.

Parameters:

handler - The field handler to delegate to.

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue(Object object)
                throws IllegalStateException

Returns the value of the field from the object. If mode is MODE_CHILD_LINK or mode is MODE_AUTO and the object is a ContainerElement, then the value of the parent is returned. Otherwise, a new ContainerElement is returned. The value of this new ContainerElement is the value of the provided object and the parent of the new ContainerElement is the provided object.

Specified by:

getValue in interface FieldHandler

Parameters:

object - The object to get the value of

Returns:

The value of the field

Throws:

IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatible with the Java object

newInstance

public Object newInstance(Object parent)
                   throws IllegalStateException

Creates a new instance of the object described by this field. Of the object provided is a ContainerElement, then a new isntance of the parent object is returned. Otherwise a new ContainerElement is created and returned, with the parent set to the provided object.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface FieldHandler

Parameters:

parent - The object for which the field is created

Returns:

A new instance of the field's value

Throws:

IllegalStateException - This field is a simple type and cannot be instantiated

resetValue

public void resetValue(Object object)
                throws IllegalStateException

Sets the value of the field to a default value.

Reference fields are set to null, primitive fields are set to their default value, collection fields are emptied of all elements.

Specified by:

resetValue in interface FieldHandler

Parameters:

object - The object

Throws:

IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object

setValue

public void setValue(Object object,
                     Object value)
              throws IllegalStateException,
                     IllegalArgumentException

Sets the value of the field on the object. That is, sets the value of the container parent to the provided value.

Specified by:

setValue in interface FieldHandler

Parameters:

object - The object whose value to set.

value - The new value

Throws:

IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object

IllegalArgumentException - The value passed is not of a supported type

checkValidity

public void checkValidity(Object object)
                   throws ValidityException,
                          IllegalStateException

Checks the field validity. Returns successfully if the field can be stored, is valid, etc, throws an exception otherwise.

Specified by:

checkValidity in interface FieldHandler

Parameters:

object - The object

Throws:

ValidityException - The field is invalid, is required and null, or any other validity violation

IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object