com.opensymphony.xwork.util
Interface ObjectTypeDeterminer

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultObjectTypeDeterminer, MockObjectTypeDeterminer

public interface ObjectTypeDeterminer

Determines what the key and and element class of a Map or Collection should be. For Maps, the elements are the values. For Collections, the elements are the elements of the collection.

Author:
Gabriel Zimmerman

Method Summary
 Class getElementClass(Class parentClass, String property, Object key)
           
 Class getKeyClass(Class parentClass, String property)
           
 String getKeyProperty(Class parentClass, String property)
           
 boolean shouldCreateIfNew(Class parentClass, String property, Object target, String keyProperty, boolean isIndexAccessed)
           
 

Method Detail

getKeyClass

public Class getKeyClass(Class parentClass,
                         String property)

getElementClass

public Class getElementClass(Class parentClass,
                             String property,
                             Object key)

getKeyProperty

public String getKeyProperty(Class parentClass,
                             String property)

shouldCreateIfNew

public boolean shouldCreateIfNew(Class parentClass,
                                 String property,
                                 Object target,
                                 String keyProperty,
                                 boolean isIndexAccessed)

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