Package org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model

Interface NodePointerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanPointerFactory, CollectionPointerFactory, ContainerPointerFactory, DOMPointerFactory, DynaBeanPointerFactory, DynamicPointerFactory, JDOMPointerFactory, VariablePointerFactory

public interface NodePointerFactory

Creates NodePointers for objects of a certain type. NodePointerFactories are ordered according to the values returned by the "getOrder" method and always queried in that order.

Version:

$Revision: 652845 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 12:46:46 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
NodePointer	createNodePointer(NodePointer parent, QName name, Object object)	Create a NodePointer for the supplied child object.
NodePointer	createNodePointer(QName name, Object object, Locale locale)	Create a NodePointer for the supplied object.
int	getOrder()	The factory order number determines its position between other factories.

Method Details

getOrder

int getOrder()

The factory order number determines its position between other factories.

Returns:

int order

createNodePointer

NodePointer createNodePointer(QName name,
 Object object,
 Locale locale)

Create a NodePointer for the supplied object. The node will represent the "root" object for a path.

Parameters:

name - String node name

object - child object

locale - Locale

Returns:

null if this factory does not recognize objects of the supplied type.

createNodePointer

NodePointer createNodePointer(NodePointer parent,
 QName name,
 Object object)

Create a NodePointer for the supplied child object.

Parameters:

parent - parent node

name - String node name

object - child object

Returns:

null if this factory does not recognize objects of the supplied type.