oracle.jdeveloper.asnav.nodes

Class ElementFactories

java.lang.Object

oracle.jdeveloper.asnav.nodes.ElementFactories

public class ElementFactories
extends java.lang.Object

Singleton. Collection of ElementFactory classes. This is used to create Elements to display in the AppServerNavigator.

See Also:

AppServerNavigatorModel

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> Element	create(T o, Element parent) Create an element from object.
static ElementFactories	getInstance()
void	register(java.lang.Class recognizedClass, java.lang.Class factoryClass) Deprecated.
void	register(java.lang.Class recognizedClass, ElementFactory factory)
void	register(MetaClass recognizedClass, MetaClass<ElementFactory> factoryClass) Register a factory that recognizes a particular class.
boolean	unregister(java.lang.Class recognizedClass, ElementFactory factory) Unregister a pair of class and related factory.
boolean	unregister(MetaClass recognizedClass, MetaClass<ElementFactory> factory) Unregister a pair of class and related factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ElementFactories getInstance()

register

public void register(MetaClass recognizedClass,
                     MetaClass<ElementFactory> factoryClass)

Register a factory that recognizes a particular class. The factory is responsible for creating an Element when passed an object of recognizedClass or its sub-class.

Parameters:

recognizedClass -

factory -

register

@Deprecated
public void register(java.lang.Class recognizedClass,
                                 java.lang.Class factoryClass)

Deprecated.

register

public void register(java.lang.Class recognizedClass,
                     ElementFactory factory)

unregister

public boolean unregister(MetaClass recognizedClass,
                          MetaClass<ElementFactory> factory)

Unregister a pair of class and related factory.

Parameters:

recognizedClass -

factory -

Returns:

true if the pair of class and factory was found and unregistered.

unregister

public boolean unregister(java.lang.Class recognizedClass,
                          ElementFactory factory)

Unregister a pair of class and related factory.

Parameters:

recognizedClass -

factory -

Returns:

true if the pair of class and factory was found and unregistered.

create

public <T> Element create(T o,
                          Element parent)

Create an element from object. Checks all registered ElementFactory classes in reverse order of registration. If an exact matching factory cannot be found, it uses one that recognizes a super class or super interface of the object. If the object implements multiple unrelated interfaces , the factory that was last registered for one any of the interfaces wins.

Type Parameters:

T - type of object.

Parameters:

o - the object to create an element for

parent - a parent Element, if available. Can be null.

Returns:

Element an Element that represents object.