org.jfree.xml.factory.objects

Class BeanObjectDescription

Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable, ObjectDescription, Serializable
Known Direct Subclasses:
DecimalFormatObjectDescription, SimpleDateFormatObjectDescription

public class BeanObjectDescription
extends AbstractObjectDescription

An object-description for a bean object. This object description is very dangerous, if the bean contains properties with undefined types.
Author:
Thomas Morgner

Constructor Summary

BeanObjectDescription(Class className)
Creates a new object description.
BeanObjectDescription(Class className, boolean init)
Creates a new object description.

Method Summary

Object
createObject()
Creates an object based on this description.
protected void
ignoreParameter(String parameter)
Adds a parameter to the ignored parameters.
protected boolean
isParameterIgnored(String parameter)
Returns a flag that indicates whether or not the specified parameter is ignored.
void
setParameterFromObject(Object o)
Sets the parameters in the description to match the supplied object.

Methods inherited from class org.jfree.xml.factory.objects.AbstractObjectDescription

configure, convertPrimitiveClass, equals, getConfig, getDefinedParameterNames, getInstance, getObjectClass, getParameter, getParameterDefinition, getParameterNames, getUnconfiguredInstance, hashCode, setParameter, setParameterDefinition

Constructor Details

BeanObjectDescription

public BeanObjectDescription(Class className)
Creates a new object description.
Parameters:
className - the class.

BeanObjectDescription

public BeanObjectDescription(Class className,
                             boolean init)
Creates a new object description.
Parameters:
className - the class.
init - set to true, to autmaoticly initialise the object description. If set to false, the initialisation is elsewhere.

Method Details

createObject

public Object createObject()
Creates an object based on this description.
Specified by:
createObject in interface ObjectDescription
Returns:
The object.

ignoreParameter

protected void ignoreParameter(String parameter)
Adds a parameter to the ignored parameters.
Parameters:
parameter - the parameter.

isParameterIgnored

protected boolean isParameterIgnored(String parameter)
Returns a flag that indicates whether or not the specified parameter is ignored.
Parameters:
parameter - the parameter.
Returns:
The flag.

setParameterFromObject

public void setParameterFromObject(Object o)
            throws ObjectFactoryException
Sets the parameters in the description to match the supplied object.
Specified by:
setParameterFromObject in interface ObjectDescription
Parameters:
o - the object (null not allowed).
Throws:
ObjectFactoryException - if there is a problem.