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

Class BeanObjectDescription

java.lang.Object

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

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, ObjectDescription

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractTemplateDescription, DecimalFormatObjectDescription, SimpleDateFormatObjectDescription, URLFilterObjectDescription

public class BeanObjectDescription
extends AbstractObjectDescription

An object-description for a bean object. This object description is very dangerous, if the bean contains properties with undefined types.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BeanObjectDescription(Class className)	Creates a new object description.
BeanObjectDescription(Class className, boolean init)	Creates a new object description.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	createObject()	Creates an object based on this description.
protected void	ignoreParameter(String parameter)	Adds a parameter to the ignored parameters.
protected boolean	isParameterIgnored(String parameter)	Returns a flag that indicates whether or not the specified parameter is ignored.
void	setParameterFromObject(Object o)	Sets the parameters in the description to match the supplied object.

Methods inherited from class org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.AbstractObjectDescription

clone, configure, convertPrimitiveClass, equals, getConfig, getDefinedParameterNames, getInstance, getObjectClass, getParameter, getParameterDefinition, getParameterNames, getUnconfiguredInstance, hashCode, setParameter, setParameterDefinition

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanObjectDescription

public BeanObjectDescription(Class className)

Creates a new object description.

Parameters:

className - the class.

BeanObjectDescription

public BeanObjectDescription(Class className,
                             boolean init)

Creates a new object description.

Parameters:

className - the class.

init - set to true, to autmaoticly initialise the object description. If set to false, the initialisation is elsewhere.

Method Detail

createObject

public Object createObject()

Creates an object based on this description.

Returns:

The object.

setParameterFromObject

public void setParameterFromObject(Object o)
                            throws ObjectFactoryException

Sets the parameters in the description to match the supplied object.

Parameters:

o - the object (null not allowed).

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException - if there is a problem.

ignoreParameter

protected void ignoreParameter(String parameter)

Adds a parameter to the ignored parameters.

Parameters:

parameter - the parameter.

isParameterIgnored

protected boolean isParameterIgnored(String parameter)

Returns a flag that indicates whether or not the specified parameter is ignored.

Parameters:

parameter - the parameter.

Returns:

The flag.