org.jfree.xml.factory.objects
Class AbstractObjectDescription

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.xml.factory.objects.AbstractObjectDescription

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, ObjectDescription

Direct Known Subclasses:

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

public abstract class AbstractObjectDescription
extends java.lang.Object
implements ObjectDescription, java.lang.Cloneable

An abstract base class for object descriptions.

Author:

Thomas Morgner.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AbstractObjectDescription(java.lang.Class className)
Creates a new object description.

Method Summary

void	configure(Configuration config) Configures this factory.
static java.lang.Class	convertPrimitiveClass(java.lang.Class obj) Converts primitives to corresponding object class.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Tests for equality.
Configuration	getConfig() Returns the configuration for that object description.
protected java.util.Iterator	getDefinedParameterNames() Returns an iterator for the parameter names.
ObjectDescription	getInstance() Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
java.lang.Class	getObjectClass() Returns the class for the object.
java.lang.Object	getParameter(java.lang.String name) Returns a parameter value.
java.lang.Class	getParameterDefinition(java.lang.String name) Returns a parameter class.
java.util.Iterator	getParameterNames() Returns an iterator for the parameter names.
ObjectDescription	getUnconfiguredInstance() Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code for the object.
void	setParameter(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Sets a parameter.
void	setParameterDefinition(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class obj) Sets the class for a parameter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.jfree.xml.factory.objects.ObjectDescription

createObject, setParameterFromObject

Constructor Detail

AbstractObjectDescription

public AbstractObjectDescription(java.lang.Class className)

Creates a new object description.

Parameters:

className - the class.

Method Detail

getParameterDefinition

public java.lang.Class getParameterDefinition(java.lang.String name)

Returns a parameter class.

Specified by:

getParameterDefinition in interface ObjectDescription

Parameters:

name - the parameter definition.

Returns:

The class.

setParameterDefinition

public void setParameterDefinition(java.lang.String name,
                                   java.lang.Class obj)

Sets the class for a parameter.

Parameters:

name - the parameter name.

obj - the parameter class.

convertPrimitiveClass

public static java.lang.Class convertPrimitiveClass(java.lang.Class obj)

Converts primitives to corresponding object class.

Parameters:

obj - the class.

Returns:

The class.

setParameter

public void setParameter(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.Object value)

Sets a parameter.

Specified by:

setParameter in interface ObjectDescription

Parameters:

name - the name.

value - the value.

getParameterNames

public java.util.Iterator getParameterNames()

Returns an iterator for the parameter names.

Specified by:

getParameterNames in interface ObjectDescription

Returns:

The iterator.

getDefinedParameterNames

protected java.util.Iterator getDefinedParameterNames()

Returns an iterator for the parameter names.

Returns:

The iterator.

getParameter

public java.lang.Object getParameter(java.lang.String name)

Returns a parameter value.

Specified by:

getParameter in interface ObjectDescription

Parameters:

name - the parameter name.

Returns:

The parameter value.

getObjectClass

public java.lang.Class getObjectClass()

Returns the class for the object.

Specified by:

getObjectClass in interface ObjectDescription

Returns:

The class.

getInstance

public 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.

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

Specified by:

getInstance in interface ObjectDescription

Returns:

A cloned instance.

getUnconfiguredInstance

public 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.

Specified by:

getUnconfiguredInstance in interface ObjectDescription

Returns:

A cloned instance.

configure

public 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.

Specified by:

configure in interface ObjectDescription

Parameters:

config - the configuration, never null

getConfig

public Configuration getConfig()

Returns the configuration for that object description.

Returns:

the configuration or null, if not yet set.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Tests for equality.

Specified by:

equals in interface ObjectDescription

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - the object to test.

Returns:

A boolean.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for the object.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface ObjectDescription

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The hash code.