ma.glasnost.orika.metadata
Class Property.Builder

java.lang.Object
  ma.glasnost.orika.metadata.Property.Builder

Enclosing class:

Property

public static class Property.Builder
extends Object

Builder is used to construct immutable Property instances

Constructor Summary

Property.Builder()
Creates a new Property.Builder

Property.Builder(Type<?> owningType, String name)
Creates a new Property.Builder for the specified owning type and property name

Method Summary

Property	build() Builds the property
Property	build(PropertyResolver propertyResolver) Builds the property, using the specified proeprtyResolver to validate the property settings
Property.Builder	container(Property container)
Property.Builder	elementType(Type<?> elementType) Set the element type
Property.Builder	expression(String expression) Sets the expression
Method	getReadMethod() Get the getter/accessor method
Property.Builder	getter(Method readMethod) Set the getter/accessor method
Property.Builder	getter(String getter)
Method	getWriteMethod() Get the setter/mutator method
Property.Builder	merge(Property property) Merges the attributes of the specified property into this one
Property.Builder	name(String name) Set the name
Property.Builder	nestedProperty(String name) Creates a new nested property builder (with this builder as the owner) for the specified name
protected Property.Builder	owningType(Type<?> owningType) Sets the owning type
Property.Builder	path(Property[] path)
static Property.Builder	propertyFor(Class<?> owningType, String name) Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType and name
static Property.Builder	propertyFor(String owningTypeDescriptor, String name) Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType descriptor and name
static Property.Builder	propertyFor(Type<?> owningType, String name) Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType and name
Property.Builder	setter(Method writeMethod) Set the setter/mutator method
Property.Builder	setter(String setter)
String	toString()
Property.Builder	type(String typeName) Set the type by name
Property.Builder	type(Type type) Set the type

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Property.Builder

public Property.Builder(Type<?> owningType,
                        String name)

Creates a new Property.Builder for the specified owning type and property name

Parameters:

owningType -

name -

Property.Builder

public Property.Builder()

Creates a new Property.Builder

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

merge

public Property.Builder merge(Property property)

Merges the attributes of the specified property into this one

Parameters:

property -

Returns:

propertyFor

public static Property.Builder propertyFor(Type<?> owningType,
                                           String name)

Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType and name

Parameters:

owningType - the owning type

name - the new property's name

Returns:

propertyFor

public static Property.Builder propertyFor(Class<?> owningType,
                                           String name)

Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType and name

Parameters:

owningType - the owning type

name - the new property's name

Returns:

propertyFor

public static Property.Builder propertyFor(String owningTypeDescriptor,
                                           String name)

Creates a new property builder for the specified owningType descriptor and name

Parameters:

owningTypeDescriptor - a type-descriptor string describing the owning type

name - the new property's name

Returns:

nestedProperty

public Property.Builder nestedProperty(String name)

Creates a new nested property builder (with this builder as the owner) for the specified name

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

container

public Property.Builder container(Property container)

Parameters:

container - the container to set

path

public Property.Builder path(Property[] path)

Parameters:

path - the path to set

Returns:

getter

public Property.Builder getter(String getter)

Parameters:

getter - the getter to set

setter

public Property.Builder setter(String setter)

Parameters:

setter - the setter to set

expression

public Property.Builder expression(String expression)

Sets the expression

Parameters:

expression -

Returns:

name

public Property.Builder name(String name)

Set the name

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

type

public Property.Builder type(Type type)

Set the type

Parameters:

type -

Returns:

type

public Property.Builder type(String typeName)

Set the type by name

Parameters:

typeName -

Returns:

elementType

public Property.Builder elementType(Type<?> elementType)

Set the element type

Parameters:

elementType -

Returns:

getter

public Property.Builder getter(Method readMethod)

Set the getter/accessor method

Parameters:

readMethod -

Returns:

getReadMethod

public Method getReadMethod()

Get the getter/accessor method

Returns:

the readMethod

getWriteMethod

public Method getWriteMethod()

Get the setter/mutator method

Returns:

the writeMethod

setter

public Property.Builder setter(Method writeMethod)

Set the setter/mutator method

Parameters:

writeMethod -

Returns:

owningType

protected Property.Builder owningType(Type<?> owningType)

Sets the owning type

Parameters:

owningType -

Returns:

build

public Property build()

Builds the property

Returns:

the property specified by this builder

build

public Property build(PropertyResolver propertyResolver)

Builds the property, using the specified proeprtyResolver to validate the property settings

Parameters:

propertyResolver -

Returns: