org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base
Class AbstractObjectDescription

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.AbstractObjectDescription
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, ObjectDescription
Direct Known Subclasses:
AlignmentObjectDescription, ArrayObjectDescription, BasicStrokeObjectDescription, BeanObjectDescription, BooleanObjectDescription, BorderStyleObjectDescription, BoxSizingObjectDescription, ByteObjectDescription, CharacterObjectDescription, ClassLoaderObjectDescription, CollectionObjectDescription, ColorObjectDescription, DateObjectDescription, Dimension2DObjectDescription, DimensionObjectDescription, DoubleObjectDescription, Ellipse2DObjectDescription, FloatObjectDescription, FontDefinitionObjectDescription, FontSmoothObjectDescription, GeneralPathObjectDescription, IntegerObjectDescription, Line2DObjectDescription, LongObjectDescription, PathIteratorSegmentObjectDescription, Point2DObjectDescription, Rectangle2DObjectDescription, RoundRectangle2DObjectDescription, ShortObjectDescription, StringObjectDescription, TextWrapObjectDescription, TimeZoneObjectDescription, URLObjectDescription, VerticalAlignmentObjectDescription, WhitespaceCollapseObjectDescription

public abstract class AbstractObjectDescription
extends Object
implements ObjectDescription, Cloneable

An abstract base class for object descriptions.

Author:
Thomas Morgner.
See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary
 Object clone()
           
 void configure(org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration config)
          Configures this factory.
static Class convertPrimitiveClass(Class obj)
          Converts primitives to corresponding object class.
 boolean equals(Object o)
          Tests for equality.
 org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration getConfig()
          Returns the configuration for that object description.
 ObjectDescription getInstance()
          Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
 Class getObjectClass()
          Returns the class for the object.
 Object getParameter(String name)
          Returns a parameter value.
 Class getParameterDefinition(String name)
          Returns a parameter class.
 Iterator getParameterNames()
          Returns an iterator for the parameter names.
 ObjectDescription getUnconfiguredInstance()
          Returns a cloned instance of the object description.
 int hashCode()
          Returns a hash code for the object.
 void setParameter(String name, Object value)
          Sets a parameter.
 void setParameterDefinition(String name, Class obj)
          Sets the class for a parameter.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.ObjectDescription
createObject, setParameterFromObject
 

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException
Overrides:
clone in class Object
Throws:
CloneNotSupportedException

getParameterDefinition

public Class getParameterDefinition(String name)
Returns a parameter class.

Specified by:
getParameterDefinition in interface ObjectDescription
Parameters:
name - the parameter definition.
Returns:
The class.

setParameterDefinition

public void setParameterDefinition(String name,
                                   Class obj)
Sets the class for a parameter.

Parameters:
name - the parameter name.
obj - the parameter class.

convertPrimitiveClass

public static Class convertPrimitiveClass(Class obj)
Converts primitives to corresponding object class.

Parameters:
obj - the class.
Returns:
The class.

setParameter

public void setParameter(String name,
                         Object value)
Sets a parameter.

Specified by:
setParameter in interface ObjectDescription
Parameters:
name - the name.
value - the value.

getParameterNames

public Iterator getParameterNames()
Returns an iterator for the parameter names.

Specified by:
getParameterNames in interface ObjectDescription
Returns:
The iterator.

getParameter

public Object getParameter(String name)
Returns a parameter value.

Specified by:
getParameter in interface ObjectDescription
Parameters:
name - the parameter name.
Returns:
The parameter value.

getObjectClass

public Class getObjectClass()
Returns the class for the object.

Specified by:
getObjectClass in interface ObjectDescription
Returns:
The class.

getInstance

public ObjectDescription getInstance()
Returns a cloned instance of the object description. The contents of the parameter objects collection are cloned too, so that any already defined parameter value is copied to the new instance.

Parameter definitions are not cloned, as they are considered read-only.

The newly instantiated object description is not configured. If it need to be configured, then you have to call configure on it.

Specified by:
getInstance in interface ObjectDescription
Returns:
A cloned instance.

getUnconfiguredInstance

public ObjectDescription getUnconfiguredInstance()
Returns a cloned instance of the object description. The contents of the parameter objects collection are cloned too, so that any already defined parameter value is copied to the new instance.

Parameter definitions are not cloned, as they are considered read-only.

The newly instantiated object description is not configured. If it need to be configured, then you have to call configure on it.

Specified by:
getUnconfiguredInstance in interface ObjectDescription
Returns:
A cloned instance.

configure

public void configure(org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration config)
Configures this factory. The configuration contains several keys and their defined values. The given reference to the configuration object will remain valid until the report parsing or writing ends.

The configuration contents may change during the reporting.

Specified by:
configure in interface ObjectDescription
Parameters:
config - the configuration, never null

getConfig

public org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration getConfig()
Returns the configuration for that object description.

Returns:
the configuration or null, if not yet set.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)
Tests for equality.

Specified by:
equals in interface ObjectDescription
Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
o - the object to test.
Returns:
A boolean.

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for the object.

Specified by:
hashCode in interface ObjectDescription
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
The hash code.