org.exolab.castor.mapping.loader
Class DelegateFieldDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.castor.mapping.loader.DelegateFieldDescriptor

All Implemented Interfaces:

FieldDescriptor

public class DelegateFieldDescriptor

extends java.lang.Object

implements FieldDescriptor

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2003/03/03 07:08:29 $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

Constructor Summary

protected

DelegateFieldDescriptor(FieldDescriptor desc)

Method Summary

ClassDescriptor	getClassDescriptor() Returns the class descriptor related to the field type.
ClassDescriptor	getContainingClassDescriptor()
java.lang.String	getFieldName() Returns the name of the field.
java.lang.Class	getFieldType() Returns the Java type of the field.
FieldHandler	getHandler() Returns the handler of the field.
boolean	isImmutable() Returns true if the field type is immutable.
boolean	isMultivalued() Returns true if the field is multi valued (a collection).
boolean	isRequired() Returns true if the field type is required.
boolean	isTransient() Returns true if the field is transient.
void	setContainingClassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor contClsDesc) Set the class which contains this field

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DelegateFieldDescriptor

protected DelegateFieldDescriptor(FieldDescriptor desc)

Method Detail

setContainingClassDescriptor

public void setContainingClassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor contClsDesc)

Set the class which contains this field

Specified by:

setContainingClassDescriptor in interface FieldDescriptor

getContainingClassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor getContainingClassDescriptor()

Specified by:

getContainingClassDescriptor in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

the class which contains this field

getHandler

public FieldHandler getHandler()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns the handler of the field. In order to persist or marshal a field descriptor will be associated with a handler.

Specified by:

getHandler in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

The field handler

getFieldName

public java.lang.String getFieldName()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns the name of the field.

Specified by:

getFieldName in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

Field name

getFieldType

public java.lang.Class getFieldType()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns the Java type of the field.

Specified by:

getFieldType in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

Field type

isRequired

public boolean isRequired()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns true if the field type is required.

Specified by:

isRequired in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

True if the field type is required

isImmutable

public boolean isImmutable()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns true if the field type is immutable.

Specified by:

isImmutable in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

True if the field type is immutable

isTransient

public boolean isTransient()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns true if the field is transient. Transient fields are never persisted or marshalled.

Specified by:

isTransient in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

True if transient field

isMultivalued

public boolean isMultivalued()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns true if the field is multi valued (a collection).

Specified by:

isMultivalued in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

True if the field is multi valued

getClassDescriptor

public ClassDescriptor getClassDescriptor()

Description copied from interface: FieldDescriptor

Returns the class descriptor related to the field type. If the field type is a class for which a descriptor exists, this descriptor is returned. If the field type is a class for which no mapping is provided, null is returned.

Specified by:

getClassDescriptor in interface FieldDescriptor

Returns:

The class descriptor of the field type, or null