org.oddjob.arooa.design

Interface DesignInstance

All Known Subinterfaces:

DesignComponent, DynamicDesignInstance, ParsableDesignInstance

All Known Implementing Classes:

DesignComponentBase, DesignValueBase, UnknownComponent, UnknownInstance

public interface DesignInstance

A Design for an component or value instance in a configuration.

Author:

rob

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Form	detail() The method is overridden by sub classes which have a detailed definition for their configuration.
ArooaElement	element() Required for producing the XML.
ArooaContext	getArooaContext() Get the ArooaContext associated with this instance.

Method Detail

element

ArooaElement element()

Required for producing the XML.

Returns:

The element.

detail

Form detail()

The method is overridden by sub classes which have a detailed definition for their configuration. For a DesignAttributeProperty which hasn't got detail this method should never be called, and as such it should throw a RuntimeException if it is.

Returns:

The DesignDefinition for their configuration. Never null.

getArooaContext

ArooaContext getArooaContext()

Get the ArooaContext associated with this instance.

Returns:

The context. Never null.