org.reactive.beans.factory.config
Class AbstractPlaceholder

java.lang.Object
  org.reactive.beans.factory.config.AbstractPlaceholder

All Implemented Interfaces:

Placeholder

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultPlaceholder

public abstract class AbstractPlaceholder
extends java.lang.Object
implements Placeholder

Allows for configuration of individual bean property values from a configuration resource.

Since:

16/12/2004

Version:

$Id: AbstractPlaceholder.java,v 1.1 2004/12/26 23:42:29 dan_washusen Exp $

Author:

Dan Washusen

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String	key
protected java.lang.Class	type

Constructor Summary

AbstractPlaceholder(java.lang.String value)
The constructor calls the determineType(String) and determineKey(String) methods to determine the placeholders type and the placeholders key respectivly.

Method Summary

protected abstract java.lang.String	determineKey(java.lang.String value) Determines the key that the PlaceholderMatcher will use to evaluate the placeholder.
protected abstract java.lang.Class	determineType(java.lang.String value) Determines the class that the placeholder will evaluate to.
java.lang.String	getKey() Returns the key that will be used to ask the configurable source for a value.
java.lang.Class	getType() The class the the configuration key will resolve to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

type

protected java.lang.Class type

key

protected java.lang.String key

Constructor Detail

AbstractPlaceholder

public AbstractPlaceholder(java.lang.String value)

The constructor calls the determineType(String) and determineKey(String) methods to determine the placeholders type and the placeholders key respectivly.

Parameters:

value - The value to construct a placeholder out of

Method Detail

getKey

public java.lang.String getKey()

Description copied from interface: Placeholder

Returns the key that will be used to ask the configurable source for a value.

Specified by:

getKey in interface Placeholder

Returns:

The configation key

getType

public java.lang.Class getType()

Description copied from interface: Placeholder

The class the the configuration key will resolve to. The most common will probably be the String class as spring takes care of most of the conversions for you

Specified by:

getType in interface Placeholder

Returns:

The class that the key resolves to

determineType

protected abstract java.lang.Class determineType(java.lang.String value)

Determines the class that the placeholder will evaluate to.

Parameters:

value - The String representation of the placeholder

Returns:

The Class representation of the placeholders type

determineKey

protected abstract java.lang.String determineKey(java.lang.String value)

Determines the key that the PlaceholderMatcher will use to evaluate the placeholder.

Parameters:

value - The String representation of the placeholder

Returns:

The key that the PlaceholderMatcher will use to evaluate the placeholder