ExtendedFieldHandler (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.mapping.loader.ExtendedFieldHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldHandler
```
public abstract class ExtendedFieldHandler
extends java.lang.Object
implements FieldHandler
```
An extended version of the FieldHandler interface which is used for adding additional functionality while preserving backward compatability.

Version:

$Revision: 6230 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Keith Visco

See Also:

FieldDescriptor, FieldHandler

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ExtendedFieldHandler()

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ExtendedFieldHandler()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`checkValidity(java.lang.Object object)`	Deprecated. No longer supported
`protected abstract FieldDescriptor`	`getFieldDescriptor()`	Returns the FieldDescriptor for the field that this handler is reponsibile for, or null if no FieldDescriptor has been set.
`abstract java.lang.Object`	`getValue(java.lang.Object object)`	Returns the value of the field from the object.
`abstract java.lang.Object`	`newInstance(java.lang.Object parent)`	Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
`abstract void`	`resetValue(java.lang.Object object)`	Sets the value of the field to a default value.
`protected abstract void`	`setFieldDescriptor(FieldDescriptor fieldDesc)`	Sets the FieldDescriptor that this FieldHander is responsibile for.
`abstract void`	`setValue(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object value)`	Sets the value of the field on the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ExtendedFieldHandler
```
public ExtendedFieldHandler()
```
- Method Detail
  - getFieldDescriptor
```
protected abstract FieldDescriptor getFieldDescriptor()
```
    Returns the FieldDescriptor for the field that this handler is reponsibile for, or null if no FieldDescriptor has been set. This method is useful for implementations of the FieldHandler interface that wish to obtain information about the field in order to make the FieldHandler more generic and reusable, or simply for validation purposes.
    
    Returns:
    
    the FieldDescriptor, or null if none exists.
  - setFieldDescriptor
```
protected abstract void setFieldDescriptor(FieldDescriptor fieldDesc)
```
    Sets the FieldDescriptor that this FieldHander is responsibile for. By setting the FieldDescriptor, it allows the implementation of the FieldHandler methods to obtain information about the field itself. This allows a particular implementation to become more generic and reusable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldDesc - the FieldDescriptor to set
  - checkValidity
```
public final void checkValidity(java.lang.Object object)
                         throws ValidityException,
                                java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Deprecated.
    No longer supported
    
    Specified by:
    
    checkValidity in interface FieldHandler
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidityException
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException
  - getValue
```
public abstract java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.Object object)
                                   throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Returns the value of the field from the object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The object
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the field
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
  - newInstance
```
public abstract java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Object parent)
                                      throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    newInstance in interface FieldHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - The object for which the field is created
    
    Returns:
    
    A new instance of the field's value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - This field is a simple type and cannot be instantiated
  - resetValue
```
public abstract void resetValue(java.lang.Object object)
                         throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                                java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field to a default value.
    Reference fields are set to null, primitive fields are set to their default value, collection fields are emptied of all elements.
    
    Specified by:
    
    resetValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The object
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
  - setValue
```
public abstract void setValue(java.lang.Object object,
                              java.lang.Object value)
                       throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                              java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the value of the field on the object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The object
    
    value - The new value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - The value passed is not of a supported type

Class ExtendedFieldHandler

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

ExtendedFieldHandler

Method Detail

getFieldDescriptor

setFieldDescriptor

checkValidity

getValue

newInstance

resetValue

setValue