org.eclipse.higgins.sts.api
Interface IObjectContainer

All Known Subinterfaces:

IElement

public interface IObjectContainer

Interface representing contained objects providing conversions between underlying representations

Author:

mikemci at us dot ibm dot com

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
List	getSupportedClasses() Gets the List 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 List getSupportedClasses()

Gets the List of the Classes supported by the underlying implementation

Returns:

the List 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:

UnsupportedContainedObjectClassException - when object class is not supported by the underlying implementation

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:

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

Exception