org.exolab.castor.mapping
Interface ClassDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

NatureExtendable, PropertyHolder

All Known Subinterfaces:

XMLClassDescriptor

All Known Implementing Classes:

AutomaticNamingTypeDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BaseDescriptor, BindingDescriptor, BindingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlAutoNamingTypeDescriptor, BindXmlDescriptor, BindXmlNodeTypeDescriptor, CacheTypeMappingDescriptor, CenturyDescriptor, ClassChoiceDescriptor, ClassDescriptorImpl, ClassMappingAccessTypeDescriptor, ClassMappingDescriptor, ClassTypeDescriptor, ColumnDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeChoiceDescriptor, ComponentBindingTypeDescriptor, ContainerDescriptor, ContentMemberTypeDescriptor, DateClassDescriptor, DateDescriptor, DateTimeDescriptor, DurationDescriptor, EnumBindingTypeDescriptor, EnumClassNameDescriptor, EnumerationDescriptor, EnumMemberDescriptor, ExcludeDescriptor, ExcludesDescriptor, FieldHandlerDefDescriptor, FieldMappingCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldMappingDescriptor, FieldTypeCollectionTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeDescriptor, FieldTypeVisibilityTypeDescriptor, ForcesDescriptor, GDayDescriptor, GMonthDayDescriptor, GMonthDescriptor, GYearDescriptor, GYearMonthDescriptor, IncludeDescriptor, IncludeTypeDescriptor, InterfaceDescriptor, IntrospectedXMLClassDescriptor, KeyGeneratorDefDescriptor, LdapDescriptor, ListClassDescriptor, LocaleDescriptor, ManyToManyDescriptor, MappingRootDescriptor, MapToDescriptor, MarshalFramework.InternalXMLClassDescriptor, MonthDescriptor, NamedNativeQueryDescriptor, NamedQueryDescriptor, NamingTypeDescriptor, NamingXMLTypeDescriptor, OneToManyDescriptor, OneToOneDescriptor, PackageTypeChoiceDescriptor, PackageTypeDescriptor, ParamDescriptor, PkTypeDescriptor, PrimaryKeyDescriptor, PrimitivesClassDescriptor, PropertyDescriptor, PropertyTypeDescriptor, QueryHintDescriptor, ReadonlyDirtyTypeDescriptor, RecurringDurationDescriptor, RootArrayDescriptor, SQLDateClassDescriptor, SqlDescriptor, SqlDirtyTypeDescriptor, SQLTimeClassDescriptor, SQLTimestampClassDescriptor, StringClassDescriptor, TableAccessModeTypeDescriptor, TableDescriptor, TimeDescriptor, TimeDurationDescriptor, TimePeriodDescriptor, VectorClassDescriptor, VisibilityTypeDescriptor, XMLClassDescriptorAdapter, XMLClassDescriptorImpl, YearDescriptor

public interface ClassDescriptor
extends PropertyHolder

Describes the properties of a class and its fields. Implementations will extend this interface to provide additional properties.

Version:

$Revision: 8725 $ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $

Author:

Assaf Arkin

See Also:

FieldDescriptor

Method Summary

ClassDescriptor	getExtends() Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.
FieldDescriptor[]	getFields() Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.
FieldDescriptor	getIdentity() Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.
java.lang.Class<?>	getJavaClass() Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Methods inherited from interface org.castor.core.nature.PropertyHolder

getProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.castor.core.nature.NatureExtendable

addNature, hasNature

Method Detail

getJavaClass

java.lang.Class<?> getJavaClass()

Returns the Java class represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

The Java class

getFields

FieldDescriptor[] getFields()

Returns a list of fields represented by this descriptor.

Returns:

A list of fields

getExtends

ClassDescriptor getExtends()

Returns the class descriptor of the class extended by this class.

Returns:

The extended class descriptor

getIdentity

FieldDescriptor getIdentity()

Returns the identity field, null if this class has no identity.

Returns:

The identity field