org.exolab.castor.mapping.loader
public abstract class FieldHandlerFriend extends Object implements FieldHandler
Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2003/04/16 06:29:08 $
See Also: FieldDescriptor FieldHandler
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abstract void | checkValidity(Object object) |
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 Object | getValue(Object object)
Returns the value of the field from the object.
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abstract Object | newInstance(Object parent)
Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
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abstract void | resetValue(Object object)
Sets the value of the field to a default value.
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protected abstract void | setFieldDescriptor(FieldDescriptor fieldDesc)
Sets the FieldDescriptor that this FieldHander is
responsibile for. |
abstract void | setValue(Object object, Object value)
Sets the value of the field on the object.
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Deprecated: No longer supported
Returns: the FieldDescriptor, or null if none exists.
Parameters: object The object
Returns: The value of the field
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
Parameters: parent The object for which the field is created
Returns: A new instance of the field's value
Throws: IllegalStateException This field is a simple type and cannot be instantiated
Reference fields are set to null, primitive fields are set to their default value, collection fields are emptied of all elements.
Parameters: object The object
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
Parameters: fieldDesc the FieldDescriptor to set
Parameters: object The object value The new value
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
UNKNOWN: IllegalArgumentException The value passed is not of a supported type