org.biopax.paxtools.controller

Interface PropertyAccessor<D extends BioPAXElement,R>

All Known Subinterfaces:

DataPropertyEditor<D,R>, PropertyEditor<D,R>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPropertyEditor, DecoratingPropertyAccessor, EnumeratedPropertyEditor, FilteredPropertyAccessor, ObjectPropertyEditor, PathAccessor, PrimitivePropertyEditor, PropertyAccessorAdapter, SimplePropertyAccessor, StringPropertyEditor, TransitivePropertyAccessor, UnionPropertyAccessor

public interface PropertyAccessor<D extends BioPAXElement,R>

Allows generic access to the properties or a path of properties from a bean.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<D>	getDomain() Returns the domain of the property.
Class<R>	getRange() Returns the range of the editor.
Set<? extends R>	getValueFromBean(D bean) Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.
Set<? extends R>	getValueFromBeans(Collection<? extends D> beans) Returns the values for a collection of beans using the default getMethod.
boolean	isMultipleCardinality() Checks if the property to which editor is assigned has multiple cardinality.
boolean	isUnknown(Object value) Checks if the value is unkown.

Method Detail

getDomain

Class<D> getDomain()

Returns the domain of the property.

Returns:

the domain of the editor

getRange

Class<R> getRange()

Returns the range of the editor.

Returns:

a class

isMultipleCardinality

boolean isMultipleCardinality()

Checks if the property to which editor is assigned has multiple cardinality.

Returns:

true if editor belongs to a multiple cardinality property.

getValueFromBean

Set<? extends R> getValueFromBean(D bean)
                           throws IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

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

getValueFromBeans

Set<? extends R> getValueFromBeans(Collection<? extends D> beans)
                            throws IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

Returns the values for a collection of beans using the default getMethod.

Parameters:

beans - collection of BioPAX objects

Returns:

an object as the value

Throws:

IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

isUnknown

boolean isUnknown(Object value)

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