org.biopax.paxtools.controller

Class UnionPropertyAccessor<D extends BioPAXElement,R>

java.lang.Object

org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter<D,R>

org.biopax.paxtools.controller.UnionPropertyAccessor<D,R>

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyAccessor<D,R>

public class UnionPropertyAccessor<D extends BioPAXElement,R>
extends PropertyAccessorAdapter<D,R>

In OWL a single property can have multiple domains. This is not supported in OO. This class amends this by using a Facade pattern. A Union property will act like a OWL property with a union domain but in fact is composed of multiple single domain properties.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter

domain, multipleCardinality, range

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UnionPropertyAccessor(Set<PropertyAccessor<? extends D,? extends R>> union, Class<D> domain)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set	getValueFromBean(D bean) Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.
boolean	isUnknown(Object value) Checks if the value is unkown.

Methods inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter

getDomain, getRange, getValueFromBeans, isMultipleCardinality

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

UnionPropertyAccessor

public UnionPropertyAccessor(Set<PropertyAccessor<? extends D,? extends R>> union,
                             Class<D> domain)

Method Detail

getValueFromBean

public Set getValueFromBean(D bean)
                     throws IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor

Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.

Parameters:

bean - the object whose property is requested

Returns:

an object as the value

Throws:

IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

isUnknown

public boolean isUnknown(Object value)

Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor

Checks if the value is unkown. In this context a value is regarded to be unknown if it is null (unset).

Parameters:

value - the value to be checked

Returns:

true if the value is unknown