Package jade.content.onto

Class ReflectiveIntrospector

java.lang.Object

jade.content.onto.ReflectiveIntrospector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Introspector, Serializable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BCReflectiveIntrospector, CFReflectiveIntrospector

public class ReflectiveIntrospector
extends Object
implements Introspector

The default introspector for user defined ontologies that uses Java Reflection to translate java objects to/from abstract descriptors.
NOT available in MIDP

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma, Giovanni Caire - TILAB

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ReflectiveIntrospector()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	checkClass(ObjectSchema schema, Class javaClass, Ontology onto)	Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.
AbsAggregate	externalizeAggregate(String slotName, Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
AbsObject	externalizeSpecialType(Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
protected Method	findMethodCaseInsensitive(String name, Class c)
Object	getSlotValue(String slotName, Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)
Object	internalizeAggregate(String slotName, AbsAggregate abs, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
Object	internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs, ObjectSchema schema, Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
protected Object	invokeAccessorMethod(Method method, Object obj)
protected void	invokeSetterMethod(Method method, Object obj, Object value)
protected boolean	isAggregateObject(Object obj)
void	setSlotValue(String slotName, Object slotValue, Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)
protected String	translateName(String name)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectiveIntrospector

public ReflectiveIntrospector()

Method Detail

getSlotValue

public Object getSlotValue(String slotName,
                           Object obj,
                           ObjectSchema schema)
                    throws OntologyException

Specified by:

getSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

isAggregateObject

protected boolean isAggregateObject(Object obj)

invokeAccessorMethod

protected Object invokeAccessorMethod(Method method,
                                      Object obj)
                               throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

setSlotValue

public void setSlotValue(String slotName,
                         Object slotValue,
                         Object obj,
                         ObjectSchema schema)
                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

setSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

invokeSetterMethod

protected void invokeSetterMethod(Method method,
                                  Object obj,
                                  Object value)
                           throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

checkClass

public void checkClass(ObjectSchema schema,
                       Class javaClass,
                       Ontology onto)
                throws OntologyException

Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.

Specified by:

checkClass in interface Introspector

Parameters:

schema - The schema of the ontological element

javaClass - The java class associated to the ontologcal element

onto - The Ontology that uses this Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException - if the java class does not have the correct structure

findMethodCaseInsensitive

protected Method findMethodCaseInsensitive(String name,
                                           Class c)
                                    throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

translateName

protected String translateName(String name)

externalizeAggregate

public AbsAggregate externalizeAggregate(String slotName,
                                         Object obj,
                                         ObjectSchema schema,
                                         Ontology referenceOnto)
                                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeAggregate

public Object internalizeAggregate(String slotName,
                                   AbsAggregate abs,
                                   ObjectSchema schema,
                                   Ontology referenceOnto)
                            throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeSpecialType

public AbsObject externalizeSpecialType(Object obj,
                                        ObjectSchema schema,
                                        Class javaClass,
                                        Ontology referenceOnto)
                                 throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeSpecialType

public Object internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs,
                                     ObjectSchema schema,
                                     Class javaClass,
                                     Ontology referenceOnto)
                              throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException