org.joda.property.type
Interface LinkProperty

All Superinterfaces:

LinkingProperty, ModelElement, Property, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLinkProperty

public interface LinkProperty

extends LinkingProperty

Interface for a LinkProperty that expresses a link between one Bean and another.

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class org.joda.property.Property

Property.Internal

Method Summary

Bean	getBean() Get the Bean that is currently linked, or null.
Bean	getBean(boolean createIfNull) Get the Bean that is currently linked, optionally creating it.
void	set(java.lang.Object object) Set the Bean that is currently linked, or null to break the link.
Bean	setNew() Create a new Bean of the correct type replacing the current underlying node in the node tree.
Bean	setNew(java.lang.Class intface) Create a new Bean of a specific type replacing the the current underlying node in the node tree.

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.type.LinkingProperty

getBeanList

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.Property

addPropertyChangeListener, bean, equals, equalsValue, firePropertyChange, getContentName, getContentType, getPropertyName, getPropertyType, hashCode, isModifiable, isNull, isReadOnly, removePropertyChangeListener, setModifiable, setReadOnly, toObject, toString

Methods inherited from interface org.joda.property.ModelElement

getAttribute, getAttributeCount, getAttributeMap, setAttribute

Method Detail

getBean

public Bean getBean()

Get the Bean that is currently linked, or null.

Returns:

the linked bean

getBean

public Bean getBean(boolean createIfNull)

Get the Bean that is currently linked, optionally creating it.

Parameters:

createIfNull - create a new bean if one does not exist

Returns:

the linked bean

set

public void set(java.lang.Object object)

Set the Bean that is currently linked, or null to break the link.

This method only accepts objects of the correct type.

Specified by:

set in interface Property

Parameters:

object - an Object to set the property's value to

setNew

public Bean setNew()

Create a new Bean of the correct type replacing the current underlying node in the node tree.

Returns:

the object created

setNew

public Bean setNew(java.lang.Class intface)

Create a new Bean of a specific type replacing the the current underlying node in the node tree. The interface must be the same or a subinterface of the type of the Bean.

Parameters:

intface - the interface to create a Bean for

Returns:

the object created