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

Class DynamicPointer

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodePointer

org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.beans.PropertyOwnerPointer

org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.dynamic.DynamicPointer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable, Pointer

public class DynamicPointer
extends PropertyOwnerPointer

A Pointer that points to an object with Dynamic Properties. It is used for the first element of a path; following elements will by of type PropertyPointer.

Version:

$Revision: 652884 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 15:02:00 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private Object	bean
private DynamicPropertyHandler	handler
private QName	name
private static final long	serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodePointer

index, locale, parent, UNKNOWN_NAMESPACE, WHOLE_COLLECTION

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
DynamicPointer(NodePointer parent, QName name, Object bean, DynamicPropertyHandler handler)	Create a new DynamicPointer.
DynamicPointer(QName name, Object bean, DynamicPropertyHandler handler, Locale locale)	Create a new DynamicPointer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	asPath()	Returns an XPath that maps to this Pointer.
NodeIterator	attributeIterator(QName name)	Returns a NodeIterator that iterates over all attributes of the current node matching the supplied node name (could have a wildcard).
NodeIterator	createNodeIterator(String property, boolean reverse, NodePointer startWith)	Create a NodeIterator.
boolean	equals(Object object)
Object	getBaseValue()	Returns the DP object iself.
int	getLength()	Returns 1.
QName	getName()	Returns the name of this node.
PropertyPointer	getPropertyPointer()	Get a PropertyPointer for this PropertyOwnerPointer.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isCollection()	Returns true if the value of the pointer is an array or a Collection.
boolean	isDynamicPropertyDeclarationSupported()	Learn whether dynamic property declaration is supported.
boolean	isLeaf()	If true, this node does not have children

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.beans.PropertyOwnerPointer

childIterator, compareChildNodePointers, getImmediateNode, isValidProperty, remove, setIndex, setValue

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.model.NodePointer

clone, compareTo, createAttribute, createChild, createChild, createPath, createPath, escape, getAbstractFactory, getDefaultNamespaceURI, getImmediateParentPointer, getImmediateValuePointer, getIndex, getLocale, getNamespaceResolver, getNamespaceURI, getNamespaceURI, getNode, getNodeSetByKey, getNodeValue, getParent, getPointerByID, getPointerByKey, getRootNode, getValue, getValuePointer, isActual, isAttribute, isContainer, isDefaultNamespace, isLanguage, isNode, isRoot, namespaceIterator, namespacePointer, newChildNodePointer, newNodePointer, printPointerChain, setAttribute, setNamespaceResolver, testNode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

name

private QName name

bean

private Object bean

handler

private DynamicPropertyHandler handler

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

DynamicPointer

public DynamicPointer(QName name,
 Object bean,
 DynamicPropertyHandler handler,
 Locale locale)

Create a new DynamicPointer.

Parameters:

name - property name

bean - owning bean

handler - DynamicPropertyHandler

locale - Locale

DynamicPointer

public DynamicPointer(NodePointer parent,
 QName name,
 Object bean,
 DynamicPropertyHandler handler)

Create a new DynamicPointer.

Parameters:

parent - parent pointer

name - property name

bean - owning bean

handler - DynamicPropertyHandler

Method Details

getPropertyPointer

public PropertyPointer getPropertyPointer()

Description copied from class: PropertyOwnerPointer

Get a PropertyPointer for this PropertyOwnerPointer.

Specified by:

getPropertyPointer in class PropertyOwnerPointer

Returns:

PropertyPointer

createNodeIterator

public NodeIterator createNodeIterator(String property,
 boolean reverse,
 NodePointer startWith)

Description copied from class: PropertyOwnerPointer

Create a NodeIterator.

Overrides:

createNodeIterator in class PropertyOwnerPointer

Parameters:

property - property name

reverse - whether to iterate in reverse

startWith - first pointer to return

Returns:

NodeIterator

attributeIterator

public NodeIterator attributeIterator(QName name)

Description copied from class: NodePointer

Returns a NodeIterator that iterates over all attributes of the current node matching the supplied node name (could have a wildcard). May return null if the object does not support the attributes.

Overrides:

attributeIterator in class PropertyOwnerPointer

Parameters:

name - the attribute name to test

Returns:

NodeIterator

getName

public QName getName()

Description copied from class: NodePointer

Returns the name of this node. Can be null.

Specified by:

getName in class PropertyOwnerPointer

Returns:

QName

isDynamicPropertyDeclarationSupported

public boolean isDynamicPropertyDeclarationSupported()

Description copied from class: PropertyOwnerPointer

Learn whether dynamic property declaration is supported.

Overrides:

isDynamicPropertyDeclarationSupported in class PropertyOwnerPointer

Returns:

true if the property owner can set a property "does not exist". A good example is a Map. You can always assign a value to any key even if it has never been "declared".

getBaseValue

public Object getBaseValue()

Returns the DP object iself.

Specified by:

getBaseValue in class NodePointer

Returns:

Object

isLeaf

public boolean isLeaf()

Description copied from class: NodePointer

If true, this node does not have children

Specified by:

isLeaf in class NodePointer

Returns:

boolean

isCollection

public boolean isCollection()

Description copied from class: NodePointer

Returns true if the value of the pointer is an array or a Collection.

Specified by:

isCollection in class NodePointer

Returns:

boolean

getLength

public int getLength()

Returns 1.

Specified by:

getLength in class NodePointer

Returns:

int

asPath

public String asPath()

Description copied from class: NodePointer

Returns an XPath that maps to this Pointer.

Specified by:

asPath in interface Pointer

Overrides:

asPath in class NodePointer

Returns:

String xpath expression

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Overrides:

equals in class Object