org.nakedobjects.applib
Class AbstractDomainObject

java.lang.Object
  org.nakedobjects.applib.AbstractContainedObject
      org.nakedobjects.applib.AbstractDomainObject

public abstract class AbstractDomainObject
extends AbstractContainedObject

Convenience super class for all domain objects that wish to interact with the container.

Subclassing is NOT mandatory; the methods in this superclass can be pushed down into domain objects and another superclass used if required.

See Also:

DomainObjectContainer

Constructor Summary

AbstractDomainObject()

Method Summary

protected void	disposeInstance() Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.remove(Object).
protected boolean	isPersistent() Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.isPersistent(Object).
protected void	makePersistent() Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.persist(Object).
protected void	makePersistentIfNotAlready() Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.persistIfNotAlready(Object).
protected void	objectChanged() Notifies the container that this object has changed, so that it can be persisted.
protected void	resolve() Resolve this object, populating references to other objects.
protected void	resolve(Object referencedObject) Resolve this object if the referenced object is still unknown.

Methods inherited from class org.nakedobjects.applib.AbstractContainedObject

allInstances, allMatches, allMatches, allMatches, allMatches, firstMatch, firstMatch, firstMatch, firstMatch, getContainer, getUser, informUser, isPersistent, isValid, newTransientInstance, persist, persistIfNotAlready, raiseError, remove, setContainer, uniqueMatch, uniqueMatch, uniqueMatch, uniqueMatch, validate, warnUser

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractDomainObject

public AbstractDomainObject()

Method Detail

resolve

protected void resolve()

Resolve this object, populating references to other objects.

resolve

protected void resolve(Object referencedObject)

Resolve this object if the referenced object is still unknown.

objectChanged

protected void objectChanged()

Notifies the container that this object has changed, so that it can be persisted.

isPersistent

@Deprecated
protected boolean isPersistent()

Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.isPersistent(Object).

Whether this object is persistent.

makePersistent

@Deprecated
protected void makePersistent()

Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.persist(Object).

Save this object to the persistent object store.

If the object is persistent already, then will throw an exception.

See Also:

AbstractContainedObject.persistIfNotAlready(Object)

makePersistentIfNotAlready

@Deprecated
protected void makePersistentIfNotAlready()

Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.persistIfNotAlready(Object).

Saves the object, but only if not already persistent.

See Also:

AbstractContainedObject.isPersistent(Object), AbstractContainedObject.persist(Object)

disposeInstance

@Deprecated
protected void disposeInstance()

Deprecated. - instead use AbstractContainedObject.remove(Object).

Delete this object from the persistent object store.