org.exolab.castor.mapping
public interface FieldHandler
Version: $Revision: 6216 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
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. IllegalArgumentException The value passed is not of a supported type.