org.eiichiro.acidhouse.metamodel

Class Property<E,T>

java.lang.Object

org.eiichiro.acidhouse.metamodel.Property<E,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComparableProperty, EmbeddedProperty

public class Property<E,T>
extends Object

Property is the metamodel of Acid House entity's property. This is called "Metamodel property" and consists of the type of property, the name of property, the Metamodel instance which has this metamodel property and String path representation to this metamodel property.

Author:

Eiichiro Uchiumi

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Property(Metamodel<E> metamodel, Type type, String name) Constructs a new Property instance with the specified Metamodel, property type and property name.
Property(Property<E,?> parent, Type type, String name) Constructs a new Property instance with the specified EmbeddedProperty, property type and property name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	get(Object entity) Returns the property value which this metamodel property instance represents from the specified entity instance.
Metamodel<E>	metamodel() Returns the Metamodel instance which has this metamodel property.
String	name() Returns the property name which this metamodel property represents.
Property<E,?>	parent() Returns the parent Property instance which has this metamodel property.
List<String>	path() Returns String path representation to this property.
void	set(E entity, Object value) Sets the property value which this metamodel property instance represents to the specified entity instance.
Type	type() Returns the property type which this metamodel property represents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Property

public Property(Metamodel<E> metamodel,
        Type type,
        String name)

Constructs a new Property instance with the specified Metamodel, property type and property name.

Parameters:

metamodel - The Metamodel instance which has this metamodel property.

type - The property type.

name - The property name.

Property

public Property(Property<E,?> parent,
        Type type,
        String name)

Constructs a new Property instance with the specified EmbeddedProperty, property type and property name.

Parameters:

parent - The parent Property instance which has this metamodel property.

type - The property type.

name - The property name.

Method Detail

name

public String name()

Returns the property name which this metamodel property represents.

Returns:

The property name which this metamodel property represents.

metamodel

public Metamodel<E> metamodel()

Returns the Metamodel instance which has this metamodel property.

Returns:

The Metamodel instance which has this metamodel property.

get

public T get(Object entity)

Returns the property value which this metamodel property instance represents from the specified entity instance.

Parameters:

entity - The entity instance from which you attempt to get the property value. The specified entity have to make sure to be JavaBeans to get property value from it.

Returns:

The property value of the specified entity instance.

set

public void set(E entity,
       Object value)

Sets the property value which this metamodel property instance represents to the specified entity instance.

Parameters:

entity - The entity instance into which you attempt to set the property value. The specified entity have to make sure to be JavaBeans to set property value into it.

value - The property value to be set into entity instance.

parent

public Property<E,?> parent()

Returns the parent Property instance which has this metamodel property.

Returns:

The parent Property instance which has this metamodel property.

type

public Type type()

Returns the property type which this metamodel property represents.

Returns:

The property type which this metamodel property represents.

path

public List<String> path()

Returns String path representation to this property.

Returns:

The String path representation to this property.