org.exolab.castor.mapping
Class FieldHandlerFactory
java.lang.Object
org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandlerFactory
public abstract class FieldHandlerFactory
extends java.lang.Object
An abstract factory class for creating GeneralizedFieldHandlers.
$Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-10-23 13:53:59 -0600 (Thu, 23 Oct 2003) $
createFieldHandler
public abstract GeneralizedFieldHandler createFieldHandler(Class type)
throws MappingException
Creates a GeneralizedFieldHandler for the given class type.
The method should return a new GeneralizedFieldHandler as
an "underlying" FieldHandler will need to be set by the
caller.
type
- the Class type to create the FieldHandler for.
getSupportedTypes
public abstract Class[] getSupportedTypes()
Returns an array of the supported Class types
for this FieldHandlerFactory. The array may
be empty, but must not be null.
- an array of supported Class types.
isSupportedType
public abstract boolean isSupportedType(Class type)
Returns true if the given Class type is supported by
this FieldHandlerFactory. If the type is supported,
a call to #createFieldHandler will return a valid
FieldHandler. If the type is not supported, a call
to createFieldHandler may return null or throw
a MappingException.
type
- the Class type to determine support for.
- true if the given Class type is supported.
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