org.oddjob.arooa
Interface ElementMappings

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseElementMappings, ClassMappingsList, LinkedClassMapping, MappingsSwitch

public interface ElementMappings

Encapsulate the relationship between a set of XML elements and their Java Object counterparts.

Author:

rob

Method Summary

DesignFactory	designFor(ArooaElement element, InstantiationContext context) Provide a mapping from an element to the name of a java class that is a DesignFactory for the element.
ArooaElement[]	elementsFor(InstantiationContext context) Provide a list of all elements in this mapping that support the given context.
MappingsContents	getBeanDoc(ArooaType arooaType) Get the BeanDoc for this mapping.
ArooaClass	mappingFor(ArooaElement element, InstantiationContext context) Provide a mapping from an element to the name of a java class.

Method Detail

mappingFor

ArooaClass mappingFor(ArooaElement element,
                      InstantiationContext context)

Provide a mapping from an element to the name of a java class.

Parameters:

element - The element.

context - The InstantiationContext.

Returns:

The ArooaClass. Null if no mappings exists.

designFor

DesignFactory designFor(ArooaElement element,
                        InstantiationContext context)

Provide a mapping from an element to the name of a java class that is a DesignFactory for the element.

Parameters:

element - The element.

context - The InstantiationContext.

Returns:

The DesignFactory. May be null.

elementsFor

ArooaElement[] elementsFor(InstantiationContext context)

Provide a list of all elements in this mapping that support the given context.

Returns:

The elements. May be null.

getBeanDoc

MappingsContents getBeanDoc(ArooaType arooaType)

Get the BeanDoc for this mapping.

Parameters:

arooaType - The type of Mapping.

Returns:

The BeanDoc. May be null.