org.nakedobjects.metamodel.spec
Interface TypedSpecification

All Superinterfaces:

FacetHolder, Identified, Specification

All Known Subinterfaces:

NakedObjectAction, NakedObjectActionParameter, NakedObjectAssociation, NakedObjectFeature, NakedObjectMember, OneToManyAssociation, OneToManyFeature, OneToOneActionParameter, OneToOneAssociation, OneToOneFeature, ParseableEntryActionParameter, ParseableEntryFeature

All Known Implementing Classes:

NakedObjectActionImpl, NakedObjectActionParameterAbstract, NakedObjectActionParameterParseable, NakedObjectActionSet, NakedObjectAssociationAbstract, NakedObjectMemberAbstract, OneToManyAssociationImpl, OneToOneActionParameterImpl, OneToOneAssociationImpl

public interface TypedSpecification
extends Specification

A specification that has an underlying type.

For a property or action parameter, is the type. For a collection is the element type. For an action it is always null.

TODO: replace NakedObjectAction#getReturnType() with #getSpecification() - ie so doesn't return null.

Method Summary

NakedObjectSpecification

getSpecification() The specification of the underlying type.

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.metamodel.spec.Specification

getInstance

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.metamodel.spec.identifier.Identified

getIdentifier

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.metamodel.facets.FacetHolder

addFacet, addFacet, containsFacet, getFacet, getFacets, getFacetTypes, removeFacet, removeFacet

Method Detail

getSpecification

NakedObjectSpecification getSpecification()

The specification of the underlying type.

For example:

• for a property, will return the NakedObjectSpecification of the type that the accessor returns.
• for a collection it will be the type of element the collection holds (not the type of collection).
• for a action, will always return null. See instead NakedObjectAction.getReturnType() and NakedObjectAction.getParameterTypes().
• for a action, will return the type of the parameter}.