com.googlecode.jpattern.core.chain
Interface IChainElement

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AChainElement, AChainElementBlocking, AChainElementUnblocking, NullChainElement

public interface IChainElement
extends java.io.Serializable

Author:

Francesco Cina' 28/gen/2011 Interface for the "Chain Of Responsibility" pattern

Method Summary

IChainResult

exec() Execute the chain

Method Detail

exec

IChainResult exec()
                  throws java.lang.Exception

Execute the chain

Returns:

true if one the element did the job; false means that there isn't an element which can be activated at the current condition

Throws:

java.lang.Exception