net.infonode.properties.util
Class AbstractProperty

java.lang.Object
  net.infonode.properties.util.AbstractProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:

Property

Direct Known Subclasses:

ValueHandlerProperty

public abstract class AbstractProperty
extends java.lang.Object
implements Property

An abstract base class for properties.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

$Author: jesper $

Field Summary

private java.lang.String	description
private PropertyGroup	group
private java.lang.String	name
private java.lang.Class	type

Constructor Summary

protected

AbstractProperty(PropertyGroup group, java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class type, java.lang.String description) Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	canBeAssiged(java.lang.Object value) Returns true if the value can be assigned to this property.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns a description of this property.
PropertyGroup	getGroup() Returns the property group that this property belongs to.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the property name.
java.lang.Class	getType() Returns the value type of this property.
boolean	isMutable() Returns true if this property is mutable.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of this property in an object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.infonode.properties.base.Property

getValue, removeValue, valueIsRemovable, valueIsSet

Field Detail

group

private PropertyGroup group

name

private java.lang.String name

type

private java.lang.Class type

description

private java.lang.String description

Constructor Detail

AbstractProperty

protected AbstractProperty(PropertyGroup group,
                           java.lang.String name,
                           java.lang.Class type,
                           java.lang.String description)

Constructor.

Parameters:

group - the property group

name - the property name

type - the property type

description - the property description

Method Detail

getGroup

public PropertyGroup getGroup()

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns the property group that this property belongs to.

Specified by:

getGroup in interface Property

Returns:

the property group that this property belongs to

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns the property name.

Specified by:

getName in interface Property

Returns:

the property name

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns the value type of this property. The property can only be set to values that are of this class or a sub class of this class.

Specified by:

getType in interface Property

Returns:

the value type of this property

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns a description of this property.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Property

Returns:

a description of this property

isMutable

public boolean isMutable()

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns true if this property is mutable.

Specified by:

isMutable in interface Property

Returns:

true if this property is mutable

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object object,
                     java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: Property

Sets the value of this property in an object.

Specified by:

setValue in interface Property

Parameters:

object - the object to set the property value in

value - the value of the property

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

canBeAssiged

public boolean canBeAssiged(java.lang.Object value)

Description copied from interface: Property

Returns true if the value can be assigned to this property.

Specified by:

canBeAssiged in interface Property

Parameters:

value - the value to assign

Returns:

true if the value can be assigned to this property