com.compoze.collab
Class ContainerClass

java.lang.Object

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  +--com.compoze.collab.ItemClass

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        +--com.compoze.collab.ContainerClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RootContainerClass

public class ContainerClass

extends ItemClass

implements java.io.Serializable

Defines the class of a Container through an extension of ItemClass.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class com.compoze.collab.ItemClass

m_defaultKeys, m_javaClass, m_sContainingItemClass, m_sInternalName, m_sItemClassParent

Method Summary

static ItemClass	create(com.compoze.collab.spi.Context context, java.lang.String sInternalName, Key[] defaultKeys, java.lang.Class javaClass, java.lang.String sContainingItemClass, java.lang.String sItemClassParent)
static ContainerClass	create(java.lang.String sInternalName, Key[] defaultKeys, java.lang.Class javaClass, ItemClass defaultItemClass, java.lang.String sContainingItemClass, java.lang.String sItemClassParent) Creates an ContainerClass, given its name and properties, or returns an existing ContainerClass if one has already been created with the same name and properties.
ItemClass	getDefaultItemClass() Get the default item class for this container class.
Key[]	getMinimumKeys() Gets the minimum set of keys for this class.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class com.compoze.collab.ItemClass

checkForDuplicates, create, equals, getContainingItemClass, getDefaultKeys, getInternalName, getItemClassParent, getJavaClass, hashCode, isDefaultKey, lookupItemClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

create

public static ContainerClass create(java.lang.String sInternalName,
                                    Key[] defaultKeys,
                                    java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                    ItemClass defaultItemClass,
                                    java.lang.String sContainingItemClass,
                                    java.lang.String sItemClassParent)
                             throws CollaborationException

Creates an ContainerClass, given its name and properties, or returns an existing ContainerClass if one has already been created with the same name and properties.

Parameters:

sInternalName - unique internal name for this class (not null)

defaultKeys - array of class specific default keys; null means none, but the minimum keys should be included in the default keys

javaClass - Java class representing this class; must implement IContainer (not null)

defaultItemClass - the default ItemClass to create in containers of this class

sContainingItemClass - the internal name of the item class of containers of this item (may be null if the item has no logical container, such as a root container)

sItemClassParent - the internal name of the parent item class that this item class extends.

getDefaultItemClass

public ItemClass getDefaultItemClass()

Get the default item class for this container class.

Returns:

an ItemClass representing the default

create

public static ItemClass create(com.compoze.collab.spi.Context context,
                               java.lang.String sInternalName,
                               Key[] defaultKeys,
                               java.lang.Class javaClass,
                               java.lang.String sContainingItemClass,
                               java.lang.String sItemClassParent)
                        throws CollaborationException

getMinimumKeys

public Key[] getMinimumKeys()

Gets the minimum set of keys for this class.

Overrides:

getMinimumKeys in class ItemClass

Returns:

an array containing the minimum keys

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class ItemClass

Returns:

the string

See Also:

Object.toString()