de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert
Class ListPropertyHelper

java.lang.Object
  de.smartics.properties.spi.core.convert.ListPropertyHelper

public final class ListPropertyHelper
     
     

      
      extends 
      
      Object
     
     

Helper to access list property information.

Constructor Summary

ListPropertyHelper(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
Default constructor.

Method Summary

Class<?>	getArrayTypeOfElementType() Returns an array type for the element's type.
PropertyDescriptor	getDescriptor() Returns the list descriptor to analyze.
Class<?>	getElementType() Returns the type of elements of the list.
ListValueConstraint	getListValueConstraint() Returns the constraint that contains all list issues.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ListPropertyHelper

public ListPropertyHelper(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
                   throws de.smartics.util.lang.NullArgumentException,
                          IllegalArgumentException

Default constructor.

Parameters:

descriptor - the list descriptor to analyze.

Throws:

de.smartics.util.lang.NullArgumentException - if descriptor is null.

IllegalArgumentException - if the descriptor does not describe a list property or lacks the required ListValueConstraint.

Method Detail

getDescriptor

public PropertyDescriptor getDescriptor()

Returns the list descriptor to analyze.

Returns:

the list descriptor to analyze.

getListValueConstraint

public ListValueConstraint getListValueConstraint()

Returns the constraint that contains all list issues.

Returns:

the constraint that contains all list issues.

getElementType

public Class<?> getElementType()

Returns the type of elements of the list.

Returns:

the type of elements of the list.

getArrayTypeOfElementType

public Class<?> getArrayTypeOfElementType()

Returns an array type for the element's type.

Returns:

an array type for the element's type.