org.biopax.paxtools.controller

Class SimplePropertyAccessor<D extends BioPAXElement,R>

java.lang.Object

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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyAccessor<D,R>

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractPropertyEditor

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

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Method	getMethod This variable stores the method to invoke for getting the value of the property on a given bean.

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

domain, multipleCardinality, range

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimplePropertyAccessor(Class<D> domain, Class<R> range, boolean multipleCardinality, Method getMethod)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<R>	getValueFromBean(D bean) Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.
protected static boolean	isMultipleCardinality(Method getMethod)
boolean	isUnknown(Object value) Checks if the value is unkown.
String	toString()

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, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

getMethod

protected final Method getMethod

This variable stores the method to invoke for getting the value of the property on a given bean. In the case of multiple cardinality, this method is expected to return a Set otherwise an instance of PropertyAccessorAdapter.range

Constructor Detail

SimplePropertyAccessor

public SimplePropertyAccessor(Class<D> domain,
                              Class<R> range,
                              boolean multipleCardinality,
                              Method getMethod)

Method Detail

isMultipleCardinality

protected static boolean isMultipleCardinality(Method getMethod)

getValueFromBean

public Set<R> getValueFromBean(D bean)
                        throws IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod. If the value is unknown returns null or an empty set depending on the cardinality.

Parameters:

bean - the object whose property is requested

Returns:

an object as the value

Throws:

IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

isUnknown

public 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

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object