org.eclipse.higgins.icard.io
Interface IElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

IICardElement

public interface IElement

Interface representing i-card data prepared for input/output operations. Provide conversions between underlying representations.

Method Summary

Object	get() Gets a clone of the contained object
Object	getAs(Class objectClass) Gets a clone of the contained object, converted to the Class specified by objectClass
Class	getObjectClass() Gets the Class of the contained object
Class[]	getSupportedClasses() Gets the array of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation
void	set(Object object) Sets the contained object

Method Detail

getObjectClass

public Class getObjectClass()

Gets the Class of the contained object

Returns:

the Class of the contained object (null if the contained object is null)

getSupportedClasses

public Class[] getSupportedClasses()

Gets the array of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

Returns:

the array of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

set

public void set(Object object)
         throws Exception

Sets the contained object

Parameters:

object - the object to set

Throws:

Exception

get

public Object get()

Gets a clone of the contained object

Returns:

a clone of the contained object

getAs

public Object getAs(Class objectClass)
             throws Exception

Gets a clone of the contained object, converted to the Class specified by objectClass

Parameters:

objectClass - the class of the object to be returned

Returns:

a clone of the contained object, converted to the Class specified by objectClass

Throws:

Exception