org.jfree.xml.factory.objects

Interface ObjectDescription

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractObjectDescription, ArrayObjectDescription, BasicStrokeObjectDescription, BeanObjectDescription, BooleanObjectDescription, ByteObjectDescription, CharacterObjectDescription, ClassLoaderObjectDescription, CollectionObjectDescription, ColorObjectDescription, DateObjectDescription, DecimalFormatObjectDescription, Dimension2DObjectDescription, DimensionObjectDescription, DoubleObjectDescription, FloatObjectDescription, IntegerObjectDescription, Line2DObjectDescription, LongObjectDescription, Point2DObjectDescription, Rectangle2DObjectDescription, ShortObjectDescription, SimpleDateFormatObjectDescription, StringObjectDescription, URLObjectDescription

public interface ObjectDescription
extends Serializable

An interface for object descriptions.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	configure(Configuration config) Configures this factory.
Object	createObject() Creates an object based on the description.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares whether two object descriptions are equal.
ObjectDescription	getInstance() Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
Class	getObjectClass() Returns the object class.
Object	getParameter(String name) Returns the value of a parameter.
Class	getParameterDefinition(String name) Returns a parameter definition.
Iterator	getParameterNames() Returns an iterator the provides access to the parameter names.
ObjectDescription	getUnconfiguredInstance() Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
int	hashCode() Computes the hashCode for this ClassFactory.
void	setParameter(String name, Object value) Sets the value of a parameter.
void	setParameterFromObject(Object o) Sets the parameters of this description object to match the supplied object.

Method Detail

getParameterDefinition

Class getParameterDefinition(String name)

Returns a parameter definition. If the parameter is invalid, this function returns null.

Parameters:

name - the definition name.

Returns:

The parameter class or null, if the parameter is not defined.

setParameter

void setParameter(String name,
                Object value)

Sets the value of a parameter.

Parameters:

name - the parameter name.

value - the parameter value.

getParameter

Object getParameter(String name)

Returns the value of a parameter.

Parameters:

name - the parameter name.

Returns:

The value.

getParameterNames

Iterator getParameterNames()

Returns an iterator the provides access to the parameter names. This returns all _known_ parameter names, the object description may accept additional parameters.

Returns:

The iterator.

getObjectClass

Class getObjectClass()

Returns the object class.

Returns:

The Class.

createObject

Object createObject()

Creates an object based on the description.

Returns:

The object.

getUnconfiguredInstance

ObjectDescription getUnconfiguredInstance()

Returns a cloned instance of the object description. The contents of the parameter objects collection are cloned too, so that any already defined parameter value is copied to the new instance.

Parameter definitions are not cloned, as they are considered read-only.

The newly instantiated object description is not configured. If it need to be configured, then you have to call configure on it.

Returns:

A cloned instance.

getInstance

ObjectDescription getInstance()

Returns a cloned instance of the object description. The contents of the parameter objects collection are cloned too, so that any already defined parameter value is copied to the new instance.

Parameter definitions are not cloned, as they are considered read-only.

Returns:

A cloned instance.

setParameterFromObject

void setParameterFromObject(Object o)
                            throws ObjectFactoryException

Sets the parameters of this description object to match the supplied object.

Parameters:

o - the object.

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException - if there is a problem while reading the properties of the given object.

configure

void configure(Configuration config)

Configures this factory. The configuration contains several keys and their defined values. The given reference to the configuration object will remain valid until the report parsing or writing ends.

The configuration contents may change during the reporting.

Parameters:

config - the configuration, never null

equals

boolean equals(Object o)

Compares whether two object descriptions are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the other object.

Returns:

true, if both object desciptions describe the same object, false otherwise.

hashCode

int hashCode()

Computes the hashCode for this ClassFactory. As equals() must be implemented, a corresponding hashCode() should be implemented as well.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hashcode.