net.infonode.properties.util
Class PropertyPath

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

public class PropertyPath
extends java.lang.Object

A path to a property.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

$Author: jesper $

Field Summary

private Property	property
private PropertyPath	tail

Constructor Summary

PropertyPath(Property property)
Creates a path containing a single property.

PropertyPath(Property property, PropertyPath tail)
Creates a path by prepending a path with a property.

Method Summary

PropertyPath	copy() Creates a new path that is a copy of this path.
Property	getProperty() Returns the first property in this path.
PropertyPath	getTail() Returns the path after the first property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

property

private Property property

tail

private PropertyPath tail

Constructor Detail

PropertyPath

public PropertyPath(Property property)

Creates a path containing a single property.

Parameters:

property - the property

PropertyPath

public PropertyPath(Property property,
                    PropertyPath tail)

Creates a path by prepending a path with a property.

Parameters:

property - the property to prepend

tail - the path to prepend to

Method Detail

getProperty

public Property getProperty()

Returns the first property in this path.

Returns:

the first property in the path

getTail

public PropertyPath getTail()

Returns the path after the first property.

Returns:

the path after the first property

copy

public PropertyPath copy()

Creates a new path that is a copy of this path. The properties are not copied.

Returns:

a copy of this path