org.xulux.api.dataprovider
Interface IField

public interface IField

The generic field interface..

Version:

$Id: IField.java,v 1.1 2005/12/18 12:58:24 mvdb Exp $

Author:

Martin van den Bemt

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAlias()
IMapping	getMapping() Get the mapping this field is in
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.Class	getType()
java.lang.Object	getValue(java.lang.Object object)
boolean	isReadOnly()
void	setProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String value) Set the property for the mapping
java.lang.Object	setValue(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of the object

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the name of the field

getAlias

java.lang.String getAlias()

Returns:

the alias of the field

setValue

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

Sets the value of the object

Parameters:

object - the object to set the value on

value - the value to set

Returns:

The changed object or the newly created object

getValue

java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.Object object)

Parameters:

object - the object to get the value from

Returns:

the value of the field

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

Returns:

if a field is readonly or not

getType

java.lang.Class getType()

Returns:

the type of Object the field must create if the object has to be created

getMapping

IMapping getMapping()

Get the mapping this field is in

Returns:

the mapping

setProperty

void setProperty(java.lang.String name,
                 java.lang.String value)

Set the property for the mapping

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

value - the value of the property