Class EnumFieldHandler

Method Details

• convertUponGet

  public Object convertUponGet(Object value)

  Description copied from class: GeneralizedFieldHandler

  This method is used to convert the value when the getValue method is called. The getValue method will obtain the actual field value from given 'parent' object. This convert method is then invoked with the field's value. The value returned from this method will be the actual value returned by getValue method.

  Specified by:

  convertUponGet in class GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Parameters:

  value - the object value to convert after performing a get operation

  Returns:

  the converted value.

  See Also:

  • GeneralizedFieldHandler.convertUponGet(java.lang.Object)

• convertUponSet

  public Object convertUponSet(Object value) throws IllegalStateException

  Description copied from class: GeneralizedFieldHandler

  This method is used to convert the value when the setValue method is called. The setValue method will call this method to obtain the converted value. The converted value will then be used as the value to set for the field.

  Specified by:

  convertUponSet in class GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Parameters:

  value - the object value to convert before performing a set operation

  Returns:

  the converted value.

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException

  See Also:

  • GeneralizedFieldHandler.convertUponSet(java.lang.Object)

• getFieldType

  public Class getFieldType()

  Description copied from class: GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Returns the class type for the field that this GeneralizedFieldHandler converts to and from. This should be the type that is used in the object model.

  Specified by:

  getFieldType in class GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Returns:

  the class type of of the field

  See Also:

  • GeneralizedFieldHandler.getFieldType()

• newInstance

  public Object newInstance(Object parent) throws IllegalStateException

  Description copied from class: GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.

  Specified by:

  newInstance in interface FieldHandler

  Overrides:

  newInstance in class GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Parameters:

  parent - The object for which the field is created

  Returns:

  A new instance of the field's value

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - This field is a simple type and cannot be instantiated

  See Also:

  • FieldHandler.newInstance(java.lang.Object)

• newInstance

  public Object newInstance(Object parent, Object[] args) throws IllegalStateException

  Description copied from class: GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.

  Overrides:

  newInstance in class GeneralizedFieldHandler

  Parameters:

  parent - The object for which the field is created

  args - the set of constructor arguments

  Returns:

  A new instance of the field's value

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - This field is a simple type and cannot be instantiated

  See Also:

  • ExtendedFieldHandler.newInstance(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[])

• equals

  public boolean equals(Object obj)

  Returns true if the given object is an XMLFieldHandler that is equivalent to the delegated handler. An equivalent XMLFieldHandler is an XMLFieldHandler that is an instances of the same class.

  Overrides:

  equals in class Object

  Returns:

  true if the given object is an XMLFieldHandler that is equivalent to this one.