de.intarsys.tools.adapter

Interface IAdapterFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAdapterOutlet

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardAdapterOutlet

public interface IAdapterFactory

A factory instance that can create an adapter object of type clazz on behalf of the object object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	getAdapter(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.Class<T> clazz) Return an object of type clazz that represents object.
java.lang.Class	getBaseType() The type of objects that can be adapted by this factory.

Method Detail

getAdapter

<T> T getAdapter(java.lang.Object object,
                 java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Return an object of type clazz that represents object.

This method should return null if adaption is not possible.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

object -

clazz -

Returns:

Return an object of type clazz that represents object.

getBaseType

java.lang.Class getBaseType()

The type of objects that can be adapted by this factory.

Returns:

The type of objects that can be adapted by this factory.