org.oddjob.designer.arooa
Class DesignIH

java.lang.Object
  org.oddjob.designer.arooa.DesignIH

public final class DesignIH

extends java.lang.Object

An introspection helper for parsing the design object tree. The following methods are recognized:

• String text() for an object to provide text data.
• String unknown() for an object to provide it's definition as raw XML.
• void unknown(String xml) to set an objects definition as raw XML.
• Object getXYZ() to return properties which depending on their type will either be anattribute XYZ or an element XYZ.
• Object elementXYZ() to return an object which will generate an element of name XYZ.
• ElementWrapper[] elements() To provide all the elements in one go. This overrides the other methods of getting elements.

Method Summary

org.xml.sax.Attributes	attributes(java.lang.Object object) Return the attributes for an objec.
ElementWrapper[]	elements(java.lang.Object object)
protected ElementWrapper	elementWrapperFor(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object object)
static DesignIH	getHelper(java.lang.Class c) Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance.
boolean	hasDetailData(DesignElement object) Does the element have nested data.
java.lang.String	text(java.lang.Object object) Get the text associated with a object.
java.lang.String	unknown(java.lang.Object object)
void	unknown(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String text)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getHelper

public static DesignIH getHelper(java.lang.Class c)

Returns a helper for the given class, either from the cache or by creating a new instance.

Parameters:

c - The class for which a helper is required. Must not be null.

Returns:

a helper for the specified class

attributes

public org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes(java.lang.Object object)

Return the attributes for an objec.

text

public java.lang.String text(java.lang.Object object)

Get the text associated with a object.

unknown

public java.lang.String unknown(java.lang.Object object)

unknown

public void unknown(java.lang.Object object,
                    java.lang.String text)

elementWrapperFor

protected ElementWrapper elementWrapperFor(java.lang.String name,
                                           java.lang.Object object)

elements

public ElementWrapper[] elements(java.lang.Object object)

hasDetailData

public boolean hasDetailData(DesignElement object)

Does the element have nested data. An element has any nested elements.

Parameters:

object - The element.

Returns:

true if it does.