net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators
Class AbstractCreator

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators.AbstractCreator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ICreator

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConstructorCreator, MethodCreator

public abstract class AbstractCreator

extends java.lang.Object

implements ICreator

Field Summary

(package private) java.lang.Class[]	parameterTypes
(package private) java.lang.Class	returnType

Constructor Summary

AbstractCreator()

Method Summary

boolean	canCreate(java.lang.Object[] parameters)
java.lang.Object	create(java.lang.Object[] parameters) Returns an object of type getReturnClass using the given parameters as input
protected abstract boolean	creatorEquals(ICreator o)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.Class[]	getParameterTypes() Returns the type of parameters that this creator expects to recieve
java.lang.Class	getReturnClass() Return the Class of the expected object that this creator can create
protected abstract java.lang.Object	internalCreate(java.lang.Object[] parameters)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators.ICreator

canBeNull

Field Detail

returnType

java.lang.Class returnType

parameterTypes

java.lang.Class[] parameterTypes

Constructor Detail

AbstractCreator

public AbstractCreator()

Method Detail

getReturnClass

public java.lang.Class getReturnClass()

Description copied from interface: ICreator

Return the Class of the expected object that this creator can create

Specified by:

getReturnClass in interface ICreator

Following copied from interface: net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators.ICreator

Returns:

A Class the created object will be instanceof

getParameterTypes

public java.lang.Class[] getParameterTypes()

Description copied from interface: ICreator

Returns the type of parameters that this creator expects to recieve

If the parameters given to the create method do not conform to these an exception will be thrown

Specified by:

getParameterTypes in interface ICreator

Following copied from interface: net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators.ICreator

Returns:

A Class[] representing the expected parameter types

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                        throws JParamException

Description copied from interface: ICreator

Returns an object of type getReturnClass using the given parameters as input

Specified by:

create in interface ICreator

Following copied from interface: net.sourceforge.jparam.conversion.creators.ICreator

Parameters:

parameters - An array of object whose types should conform with getParameterTypes

Returns:

Object created with the parameters

Throws:

JParamException - if there was an error during construction of the object, or if the parameters do not conform to the requierment

internalCreate

protected abstract java.lang.Object internalCreate(java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                                            throws java.lang.Exception

creatorEquals

protected abstract boolean creatorEquals(ICreator o)

canCreate

public boolean canCreate(java.lang.Object[] parameters)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object