org.fastnate.data.properties

Class PluralPropertyContents<E>

java.lang.Object

org.fastnate.data.properties.PluralPropertyContents<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements

public abstract class PluralPropertyContents<E>
extends Object

Wraps the contents of a PluralProperty to use a common interface during import, independent of the actual subtype.

Author:

Tobias Liefke

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PluralPropertyContents()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addElement(E element) Adds an element to the end of the collection.
static <E,C,V> PluralPropertyContents<V>	create(E entity, PluralProperty<E,C,V> property) Creates a wrapper around the contents of the given property in the given entity.
abstract void	setElement(int index, Object key, E element) Sets an element in the collection resp. map.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluralPropertyContents

public PluralPropertyContents()

Method Detail

create

public static <E,C,V> PluralPropertyContents<V> create(E entity,
                                                       PluralProperty<E,C,V> property)

Creates a wrapper around the contents of the given property in the given entity. If the current property content is empty, it is initialized with a new empty collection resp. map.

Parameters:

entity - the entity that contains the property

property - the property

Returns:

the wrapper around the contents of the property for the entity

addElement

public void addElement(E element)

Adds an element to the end of the collection. Shouldn't be used for maps, as it uses a "null" key

Parameters:

element - the element to add to the end of the collection

setElement

public abstract void setElement(int index,
                                Object key,
                                E element)

Sets an element in the collection resp. map.

Parameters:

index - the index of the added element, if the contents is a list

key - the key of the element, if the contents is a map

element - the element to add