Package org.exolab.castor.mapping
Class FieldHandlerFactory
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- org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandlerFactory
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- Direct Known Subclasses:
DefaultFieldHandlerFactory
public abstract class FieldHandlerFactory extends java.lang.Object
An abstract factory class for creating GeneralizedFieldHandlers.- Version:
- $Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-10-23 13:53:59 -0600 (Thu, 23 Oct 2003) $
- Author:
- Keith Visco
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description FieldHandlerFactory()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description abstract GeneralizedFieldHandler
createFieldHandler(java.lang.Class type)
Creates a GeneralizedFieldHandler for the given class type.abstract java.lang.Class[]
getSupportedTypes()
Returns an array of the supported Class types for this FieldHandlerFactory.abstract boolean
isSupportedType(java.lang.Class type)
Returns true if the given Class type is supported by this FieldHandlerFactory.
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Method Detail
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getSupportedTypes
public abstract java.lang.Class[] getSupportedTypes()
Returns an array of the supported Class types for this FieldHandlerFactory. The array may be empty, but must not be null.- Returns:
- an array of supported Class types.
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isSupportedType
public abstract boolean isSupportedType(java.lang.Class type)
Returns true if the given Class type is supported by this FieldHandlerFactory. If the type is supported, a call to #createFieldHandler will return a valid FieldHandler. If the type is not supported, a call to createFieldHandler may return null or throw a MappingException.- Parameters:
type
- the Class type to determine support for.- Returns:
- true if the given Class type is supported.
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createFieldHandler
public abstract GeneralizedFieldHandler createFieldHandler(java.lang.Class type) throws MappingException
Creates a GeneralizedFieldHandler for the given class type. The method should return a new GeneralizedFieldHandler as an "underlying" FieldHandler will need to be set by the caller.- Parameters:
type
- the Class type to create the FieldHandler for.- Throws:
MappingException
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