org.exolab.castor.mapping
public interface FieldHandler
Version: $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2003/03/03 07:08:26 $
See Also: FieldDescriptor
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void | checkValidity(Object object) |
Object | getValue(Object object)
Returns the value of the field from the object.
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Object | newInstance(Object parent)
Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
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void | resetValue(Object object)
Sets the value of the field to a default value.
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void | setValue(Object object, Object value)
Sets the value of the field on the object.
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Deprecated: No longer supported
Parameters: object The object
Returns: The value of the field
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
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
Reference fields are set to null, primitive fields are set to their default value, collection fields are emptied of all elements.
Parameters: object The object
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
Parameters: object The object value The new value
Throws: IllegalStateException The Java object has changed and is no longer supported by this handler, or the handler is not compatiable with the Java object
UNKNOWN: IllegalArgumentException The value passed is not of a supported type