Class FieldHandlerFactory

java.lang.Object
org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandlerFactory
Direct Known Subclasses:
DefaultFieldHandlerFactory

public abstract class FieldHandlerFactory extends 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
  • Constructor Details

    • FieldHandlerFactory

      public FieldHandlerFactory()
  • Method Details

    • getSupportedTypes

      public abstract 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.
    • isSupportedType

      public abstract boolean isSupportedType(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.
    • createFieldHandler

      public abstract GeneralizedFieldHandler createFieldHandler(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