net.sf.fikin.pojostate
Interface StatePrototype

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Collection, java.lang.Iterable, State

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractState, DynamicState, EmptyState, SnapshotState

public interface StatePrototype
extends State, java.lang.Cloneable

A State with ability to clone and factory method for new Properties.

It is used by Decorator during decoration of POJOs. created on Jun 22, 2005

Since:

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

fiykov

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.fikin.pojostate.State

SORT_ASC, SORT_BY_DESC, SORT_BY_NAME, SORT_BY_VALUE, SORT_DESC

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() implements cloning
Property	newProperty(MethodMeta mm) instantiate new Property for given MethodMeta This is a factory method used by Decorator during instantiation of new State object
void	setClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
void	setFormat(StateFormat format) assign the formating object
void	setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)
void	setObject(java.lang.Object object) assign the underlying POJO

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.fikin.pojostate.State

getClassLoader, getFormat, getLocale, getObject, getProperty, sort, toString, update

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

add, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray

Method Detail

setClassLoader

void setClassLoader(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)

Parameters:

loader - The loader to set.

setLocale

void setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

Parameters:

locale - The locale to set.

setObject

void setObject(java.lang.Object object)

assign the underlying POJO

Parameters:

object -

setFormat

void setFormat(StateFormat format)

assign the formating object

Parameters:

format -

clone

java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

implements cloning

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

newProperty

Property newProperty(MethodMeta mm)
                     throws DecorationException

instantiate new Property for given MethodMeta

This is a factory method used by Decorator during instantiation of new State object

Parameters:

mm - to be used as underlying MethodMeta for that Property

Throws:

DecorationException - in case of internal error