NodePointerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanPointerFactory, CollectionPointerFactory, ContainerPointerFactory, DOMPointerFactory, DynaBeanPointerFactory, DynamicPointerFactory, JDOMPointerFactory, VariablePointerFactory
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public interface NodePointerFactory
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Creates NodePointers for objects of a certain type. NodePointerFactories are ordered according to the values returned by the "getOrder" method and always queried in that order.

Version:

$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`NodePointer`	`createNodePointer(NodePointer parent, QName name, java.lang.Object object)`	Create a NodePointer for the supplied child object.
`NodePointer`	`createNodePointer(QName name, java.lang.Object object, java.util.Locale locale)`	Create a NodePointer for the supplied object.
`int`	`getOrder()`	The factory order number determines its position between other factories.

- Method Detail
  - getOrder
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int getOrder()
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    The factory order number determines its position between other factories.
    
    Returns:
    
    int order
  - createNodePointer
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NodePointer createNodePointer(QName name,
                              java.lang.Object object,
                              java.util.Locale locale)
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    Create a NodePointer for the supplied object. The node will represent the "root" object for a path.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - String node name
    
    object - child object
    
    locale - Locale
    
    Returns:
    
    null if this factory does not recognize objects of the supplied type.
  - createNodePointer
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NodePointer createNodePointer(NodePointer parent,
                              QName name,
                              java.lang.Object object)
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    Create a NodePointer for the supplied child object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - parent node
    
    name - String node name
    
    object - child object
    
    Returns:
    
    null if this factory does not recognize objects of the supplied type.