Class MetadataTarget

java.lang.Object
javax.faces.view.facelets.MetadataTarget

public abstract class MetadataTarget extends Object

Information used with MetaRule for determining how and what Metadata should be wired.

Since:
2.0
  • Constructor Details

    • MetadataTarget

      public MetadataTarget()
  • Method Details

    • getProperty

      public abstract PropertyDescriptor getProperty(String name)

      Return a beans PropertyDescriptor for the property with name given by argument name.

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property for which the PropertyDescriptor must be returned.
      Returns:
      the PropertyDescriptor.
    • isTargetInstanceOf

      public abstract boolean isTargetInstanceOf(Class type)

      Return true if the target for this metadata element is an instance of the argument type.

      Parameters:
      type - the Class to test for the instance of.
      Returns:
      true if the type is a target instance, false otherwise.
    • getTargetClass

      public abstract Class getTargetClass()

      Return the Class of the metadata target.

      Returns:
      the target Class.
    • getPropertyType

      public abstract Class getPropertyType(String name)

      Return a Class for the property with name given by argument name.

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property for which the Class must be returned.
      Returns:
      the Class of the property.
    • getWriteMethod

      public abstract Method getWriteMethod(String name)

      Return a Method for the setter of the property with name given by argument name.

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property for which the Method must be returned.
      Returns:
      the write Method.
    • getReadMethod

      public abstract Method getReadMethod(String name)

      Return a Method for the getter of the property with name given by argument name.

      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property for which the Method must be returned.
      Returns:
      the read Method.