org.exolab.castor.tools
Class MappingTool

java.lang.Object
  org.exolab.castor.tools.MappingTool

public class MappingTool

extends java.lang.Object

A tool which uses the introspector to automatically create mappings for a given set of classes.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2003/03/03 09:57:17 $

Author:

Assaf Arkin, Keith Visco

Nested Class Summary

(package private) class

MappingTool.InternalLoader

Constructor Summary

MappingTool()

Method Summary

void	addClass(java.lang.Class cls) Adds the given Class to the mapping file
void	addClass(java.lang.Class cls, boolean deep) Adds the given Class to the mapping file.
void	addClass(java.lang.String name) Adds the Class, specified by the given name, to the mapping file
void	addClass(java.lang.String name, boolean deep) Adds the Class, specified by the given name, to the mapping file
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Command line method
void	setForceIntrospection(boolean force) Enables or disables the forcing of introspection when a ClassDescriptor already exists.
void	write(java.io.Writer writer) Serializes the mapping to the given writer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MappingTool

public MappingTool()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Command line method

addClass

public void addClass(java.lang.String name)
              throws MappingException

Adds the Class, specified by the given name, to the mapping file

Parameters:

name - the name of the Class to add

Throws:

MappingException

addClass

public void addClass(java.lang.String name,
                     boolean deep)
              throws MappingException

Adds the Class, specified by the given name, to the mapping file

Parameters:

name - the name of the Class to add

Throws:

MappingException

addClass

public void addClass(java.lang.Class cls)
              throws MappingException

Adds the given Class to the mapping file

Parameters:

cls - the Class to add

Throws:

MappingException

addClass

public void addClass(java.lang.Class cls,
                     boolean deep)
              throws MappingException

Adds the given Class to the mapping file. If the deep flag is true, all mappings for Classes used by the given Class will also be added to the mapping file.

Parameters:

cls - the Class to add

Throws:

MappingException

setForceIntrospection

public void setForceIntrospection(boolean force)

Enables or disables the forcing of introspection when a ClassDescriptor already exists. This is false by default.

Parameters:

force - when true will cause the MappingTool to always use introspection regardless of whether or not a ClassDescriptor exists for a given Class.

write

public void write(java.io.Writer writer)
           throws MappingException

Serializes the mapping to the given writer

Throws:

MappingException