Class FieldMolder


  • public class FieldMolder
    extends java.lang.Object
    FieldMolder represents a field of a data object class. It is used by ClassMolder to set and get the value from a field of a data object.
    Author:
    Thomas Yip
    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
      • getComparator

        public java.lang.String getComparator()
        Returns the java.util.Comparator instance to be used with SortedSets; null, if not specified.
        Returns:
        the java.util.Comparator instance to be used with SortedSets
      • isStored

        public boolean isStored()
      • isManyToMany

        public boolean isManyToMany()
      • isDependent

        public boolean isDependent()
      • isMulti

        public boolean isMulti()
      • isPersistanceCapable

        public boolean isPersistanceCapable()
      • isSerializable

        public boolean isSerializable()
      • isCheckDirty

        public boolean isCheckDirty()
      • isLazy

        public boolean isLazy()
      • isAddable

        public boolean isAddable()
      • isTransient

        public boolean isTransient()
      • setFieldClassMolder

        void setFieldClassMolder​(ClassMolder fMold)
      • getEnclosingClassMolder

        public ClassMolder getEnclosingClassMolder()
      • getFieldClassMolder

        public ClassMolder getFieldClassMolder()
      • getFieldLockEngine

        public LockEngine getFieldLockEngine()
      • isReadonly

        public boolean isReadonly()
      • getCollectionType

        public java.lang.Class<?> getCollectionType()
      • getCascading

        public java.util.EnumSet<CascadingType> getCascading()
        Returns the 'cascading operations' defined for this field.
        Returns:
        the 'cascading operations' defined.
      • getValue

        public java.lang.Object getValue​(java.lang.Object object,
                                         java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
      • addValue

        public void addValue​(java.lang.Object object,
                             java.lang.Object value,
                             java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
      • setValue

        public void setValue​(java.lang.Object object,
                             java.lang.Object value,
                             java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
      • isDefault

        public boolean isDefault​(java.lang.Object value)
        Check if the specified value is the default value of the Field represented by this FieldMolder.
      • getCollectionType

        protected java.lang.Class<?> getCollectionType​(java.lang.String coll,
                                                       boolean lazy)
      • findAccessor

        public static final java.lang.reflect.Method findAccessor​(java.lang.Class<?> javaClass,
                                                                  java.lang.String methodName,
                                                                  java.lang.Class<?> fieldType,
                                                                  boolean getMethod)
                                                           throws MappingException
        Returns the named accessor. Uses reflection to return the named accessor and check the return value or parameter type, if specified.
        Parameters:
        javaClass - The class to which the field belongs.
        methodName - The name of the accessor method.
        fieldType - The type of the field if known, or null.
        getMethod - True if get method, false if set method.
        Returns:
        The method, null if not found.
        Throws:
        MappingException - The method is not accessible or is not of the specified type.