net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.descriptor.base.accessor
Interface PojoPropertyAccessorBuilder<ACCESSOR extends PojoPropertyAccessor>

Type Parameters:

ACCESSOR - is the type of the accessor

All Known Subinterfaces:

PojoPropertyAccessorIndexedNonArgBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorIndexedOneArgBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorNonArgBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorOneArgBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorTwoArgBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractPojoPropertyAccessorBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorAddBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorGetBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorGetIndexedBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorGetMappedBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorRemoveBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorSetBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorSetIndexedBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorSetMappedBuilder, PojoPropertyAccessorSizeBuilder

public interface PojoPropertyAccessorBuilder<ACCESSOR extends PojoPropertyAccessor>

This is the interface used to create a PojoPropertyAccessor.

Since:

1.1.0

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

ACCESSOR	create(Field field, PojoDescriptor<?> descriptor, PojoDescriptorDependencies dependencies) This method creates the accessor for the given field if that field is suitable for this builder (e.g.
ACCESSOR	create(Method method, PojoDescriptor<?> descriptor, PojoDescriptorDependencies dependencies) This method creates the accessor for the given method if that method is suitable for this builder (e.g.
PojoPropertyAccessorMode<ACCESSOR>	getMode() This method gets the mode of this builder.

Method Detail

create

ACCESSOR create(Method method,
                PojoDescriptor<?> descriptor,
                PojoDescriptorDependencies dependencies)

This method creates the accessor for the given method if that method is suitable for this builder (e.g. starts with "set").

Parameters:

method - the method to access.

descriptor - is the descriptor of the Pojo having the given method.

dependencies - are the PojoDescriptorDependencies with injected helper components.

Returns:

the accessor for the given method or null if the method is NOT suitable for this builder.

create

ACCESSOR create(Field field,
                PojoDescriptor<?> descriptor,
                PojoDescriptorDependencies dependencies)

This method creates the accessor for the given field if that field is suitable for this builder (e.g. contains a container type).

Parameters:

field - is the field.

descriptor - is the descriptor of the Pojo having the given field.

dependencies - are the PojoDescriptorDependencies with injected helper components.

Returns:

the accessor for the given field or null if the field is NOT suitable for this builder.

getMode

PojoPropertyAccessorMode<ACCESSOR> getMode()

This method gets the mode of this builder.

Returns:

the mode.