org.eclipse.higgins.iss
Interface IToken

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDisplayToken, IIdentityToken

public interface IToken

Method Summary

Object	getAs(Class objectClass) Gets a clone of the contained object, converted to the Class specified by objectClass
List	getSupportedClasses() Gets the List of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

Method Detail

getSupportedClasses

public List getSupportedClasses()

Gets the List of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

Returns:

the List of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

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 - when the Class specified by objectClass is not supported by the underlying implementation