org.jibx.schema.codegen

Class ReferenceItem

java.lang.Object

org.jibx.schema.codegen.Item

org.jibx.schema.codegen.ReferenceItem

public class ReferenceItem
extends Item

Information for a reference to a global definition. The reference may be replaced with an inlined copy of the definition during code generation.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jibx.schema.codegen.Item

m_last, m_next

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected void	classifyContent() Classify the content of this item as attribute, element, and/or character data content, and as requiring content of some form if appropriate.
protected Item	copy(Item ref, GroupItem parent) Copy the item under a different parent.
protected String	describe(int depth, boolean classified) Build a description of the reference.
DefinitionItem	getDefinition() Get the referenced structure.
Item	inlineReference() Inline the referenced structure.

Methods inherited from class org.jibx.schema.codegen.Item

findDisjointParent, getComponentExtension, getEffectiveName, getName, getNext, getParent, getSchemaComponent, getTopmost, isCollection, isFixedName, isIgnored, isImplicit, isOptional, isTopmost, leadString, reparent, setImplicit, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getDefinition

public DefinitionItem getDefinition()

Get the referenced structure.

Returns:

reference

inlineReference

public Item inlineReference()

Inline the referenced structure. This replaces the reference with a deep copy of the definition, copying the reference name and optional/repeated information over to the definition.

Returns:

replacement group

copy

protected Item copy(Item ref,
        GroupItem parent)

Copy the item under a different parent.

Specified by:

copy in class Item

Parameters:

ref - reference (for overrides to copy; null if none)

parent -

Returns:

copy

classifyContent

protected void classifyContent()

Classify the content of this item as attribute, element, and/or character data content, and as requiring content of some form if appropriate. If this is an element or attribute reference the actual referencing component is used for classification purposes, since that will determine the classification. Otherwise, the actual definition is used as the source of the information.

Overrides:

classifyContent in class Item

describe

protected String describe(int depth,
              boolean classified)

Build a description of the reference.

Specified by:

describe in class Item

Parameters:

depth - current nesting depth

classified - include classification details flag

Returns:

description