com.phoenix_int.aserver
Class PHXPropertyDescriptor

java.lang.Object
  com.phoenix_int.aserver.PHXPropertyDescriptor

public class PHXPropertyDescriptor
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class used by PHXSelfManager to indicate which properties it manages.

Constructor Summary

PHXPropertyDescriptor()
creates a property descriptor with all values set to "unknown"

PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor prop)

PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor prop, java.lang.Object parent)

PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object object, boolean canSet, boolean canGet)

PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, boolean canSet, boolean canGet)

Method Summary

static void	asPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.StringBuffer out, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, boolean canSet, boolean canGet)
java.lang.String	asValueDescriptor() converts the property to a readable format
static void	asValueDescriptor(java.lang.StringBuffer out, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String type, boolean canSet, boolean canGet, java.lang.String value)
void	asValueDescriptor2(PHXStringBuffer out) converts the property to a readable format.
void	asValueDescriptor3(PHXStringBuffer out) converts the property to a readable format.
boolean	getCanGet() determines if the property can be retrieved
boolean	getCanSet() determines if the property can be modified
java.lang.String	getName() retrieves the property name
java.lang.Object	getSource()
java.lang.String	getType() retrieves the type of the property as a string
java.lang.Class	getTypeClass() retrieves the type of the property as a Class object.
java.lang.String	getValue()
PHXStringBuffer	getValue2()
PHXStringBuffer	getValue3()
void	setCanGet(boolean flag) sets whether the property can be retrieved
void	setCanSet(boolean flag) sets whether the property can be modified
java.lang.String	toString() converts the property to a readable format

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PHXPropertyDescriptor

public PHXPropertyDescriptor()

creates a property descriptor with all values set to "unknown"

PHXPropertyDescriptor

public PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor prop)

Parameters:

prop - the PropertyDescriptor

PHXPropertyDescriptor

public PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.String type,
                             boolean canSet,
                             boolean canGet)

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

type - the property type

canGet - true if the property is readable

canSet - true if the property is writeable

PHXPropertyDescriptor

public PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.String name,
                             java.lang.Object object,
                             boolean canSet,
                             boolean canGet)

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

object - the property

canGet - true if the property is readable

canSet - true if the property is writeable

PHXPropertyDescriptor

public PHXPropertyDescriptor(java.beans.PropertyDescriptor prop,
                             java.lang.Object parent)
                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Parameters:

prop - the PropertyDescriptor

parent - the parent object - used to retrieve the actual object for prop if prop is an array (so that the array length can be determined). May be null.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Method Detail

getCanGet

public boolean getCanGet()

determines if the property can be retrieved

Returns:

true if the property can be retrieved

setCanGet

public void setCanGet(boolean flag)

sets whether the property can be retrieved

Parameters:

flag - true if the property can be retrieved

getCanSet

public boolean getCanSet()

determines if the property can be modified

Returns:

true if the property can be modified

setCanSet

public void setCanSet(boolean flag)

sets whether the property can be modified

Parameters:

flag - true if the property can be modified

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

retrieves the property name

Returns:

the name of the property

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

retrieves the type of the property as a string

Returns:

the type of the property as a String

getTypeClass

public java.lang.Class getTypeClass()

retrieves the type of the property as a Class object.

Returns:

the type of the property as a Class object.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

getValue2

public PHXStringBuffer getValue2()
                          throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getValue3

public PHXStringBuffer getValue3()
                          throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getSource

public java.lang.Object getSource()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

converts the property to a readable format

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the property in String format

asValueDescriptor

public java.lang.String asValueDescriptor()

converts the property to a readable format

Returns:

the property in String format

asValueDescriptor2

public void asValueDescriptor2(PHXStringBuffer out)
                        throws java.io.IOException

converts the property to a readable format. Returns a PHXStringBuffer for performance.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

asValueDescriptor3

public void asValueDescriptor3(PHXStringBuffer out)
                        throws java.io.IOException

converts the property to a readable format. Returns a PHXStringBuffer for performance.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

asPropertyDescriptor

public static void asPropertyDescriptor(java.lang.StringBuffer out,
                                        java.lang.String name,
                                        java.lang.String type,
                                        boolean canSet,
                                        boolean canGet)

asValueDescriptor

public static void asValueDescriptor(java.lang.StringBuffer out,
                                     java.lang.String name,
                                     java.lang.String type,
                                     boolean canSet,
                                     boolean canGet,
                                     java.lang.String value)