Package org.exolab.castor.mapping

Interface FieldHandler

All Known Subinterfaces:
ClonableFieldHandler, ConfigurableFieldHandler
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractFieldHandler, CenturyDescriptor.CenturyFieldHandler, CollectionFieldHandler, ContainerFieldHandler, DateDescriptor.DateFieldHandler, DateFieldHandler, DateTimeDescriptor.DateTimeFieldHandler, DurationDescriptor.DurationFieldHandler, EnumFieldHandler, EnumFieldHandler, ExtendedFieldHandler, ExtendedFieldHandler, FieldHandlerFriend, FieldHandlerImpl, GDayDescriptor.GDayFieldHandler, GeneralizedFieldHandler, GMonthDayDescriptor.GMonthDayFieldHandler, GMonthDescriptor.GMonthFieldHandler, GYearDescriptor.GYearFieldHandler, GYearMonthDescriptor.GYearMonthFieldHandler, MonthDescriptor.MonthFieldHandler, RecurringDurationDescriptor.RecurringDurationFieldHandler, SQLTimeFieldHandler, SQLTimestampFieldHandler, TimeDescriptor.TimeFieldHandler, TimeDurationDescriptor.TimeDurationFieldHandler, TimePeriodDescriptor.TimePeriodFieldHandler, ToStringFieldHandler, TransientFieldHandler, ValueOfFieldHandler, XMLFieldHandler, YearDescriptor.YearFieldHandler
public interface FieldHandler
A field handler knows how to perform various operations on the field that require access to the field value.
Version:
$Revision: 6671 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
Author:
Assaf Arkin
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    checkValidity(Object object)
    Deprecated.
    No longer supported
    Object
    getValue(Object object)
    Returns the value of the field from the object.
    Object
    newInstance(Object parent)
    Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
    void
    resetValue(Object object)
    Sets the value of the field to a default value.
    void
    setValue(Object object, Object value)
    Sets the value of the field on the object.