Package javax.faces.view.facelets

Class MetadataTarget


  • public abstract class MetadataTarget
extends java.lang.Object

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

    Since:
    2.0

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      MetadataTarget​()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      abstract java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getProperty​(java.lang.String name)
      Return a beans PropertyDescriptor for the property with name given by argument name.
      abstract java.lang.Class getPropertyType​(java.lang.String name)
      Return a Class for the property with name given by argument name.
      abstract java.lang.reflect.Method getReadMethod​(java.lang.String name)
      Return a Method for the getter of the property with name given by argument name.
      abstract java.lang.Class getTargetClass​()
      Return the Class of the metadata target.
      abstract java.lang.reflect.Method getWriteMethod​(java.lang.String name)
      Return a Method for the setter of the property with name given by argument name.
      abstract boolean isTargetInstanceOf​(java.lang.Class type)
      Return true if the target for this metadata element is an instance of the argument type.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • MetadataTarget

        public MetadataTarget​()

    • Method Detail

      • getProperty

        public abstract java.beans.PropertyDescriptor getProperty​(java.lang.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​(java.lang.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 java.lang.Class getTargetClass​()

        Return the Class of the metadata target.

        Returns:
        the target Class.

      • getPropertyType

        public abstract java.lang.Class getPropertyType​(java.lang.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 java.lang.reflect.Method getWriteMethod​(java.lang.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 java.lang.reflect.Method getReadMethod​(java.lang.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.