org.jboss.metatype.api.values
Class MetaValueFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.metatype.api.values.MetaValueFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultMetaValueFactory

public abstract class MetaValueFactory
extends Object

MetaValueFactory.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Adrian Brock, Ales Justin

Constructor Summary

MetaValueFactory()

Method Summary

abstract MetaValue	create(Object value) Create a meta value
abstract MetaValue	create(Object value, MetaType type) Create a meta value given its MetaType
abstract MetaValue	create(Object value, Type type) Create a meta value
abstract MetaValue	create(Object value, org.jboss.reflect.spi.TypeInfo type) Create a meta value
static MetaValueFactory	getInstance() Get the metatype factory
abstract void	setBuilder(Class<?> clazz, MetaValueBuilder<?> builder) Set a meta value builder.
abstract <T> void	setInstanceFactory(Class<T> clazz, InstanceFactory<T> factory) Set an instance factory.
abstract Object	unwrap(MetaValue metaValue) Unwrap meta value.
abstract Object	unwrap(MetaValue metaValue, Type type) Unwrap meta value.
abstract Object	unwrap(MetaValue metaValue, org.jboss.reflect.spi.TypeInfo type) Unwrap meta value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MetaValueFactory

public MetaValueFactory()

Method Detail

getInstance

public static final MetaValueFactory getInstance()

Get the metatype factory

Returns:

the instance

create

public abstract MetaValue create(Object value)

Create a meta value

Parameters:

value - the value

Returns:

the meta value

create

public abstract MetaValue create(Object value,
                                 Type type)

Create a meta value

Parameters:

value - the value

type - the type

Returns:

the meta value

create

public abstract MetaValue create(Object value,
                                 org.jboss.reflect.spi.TypeInfo type)

Create a meta value

Parameters:

value - the value

type - the type

Returns:

the meta value

create

public abstract MetaValue create(Object value,
                                 MetaType type)

Create a meta value given its MetaType

Parameters:

value -

type - the meta type

Returns:

the meta value

setBuilder

public abstract void setBuilder(Class<?> clazz,
                                MetaValueBuilder<?> builder)

Set a meta value builder.

Parameters:

clazz - the class

builder - the builder

setInstanceFactory

public abstract <T> void setInstanceFactory(Class<T> clazz,
                                            InstanceFactory<T> factory)

Set an instance factory.

Type Parameters:

T - exact instance type

Parameters:

clazz - the class

factory - the factory

unwrap

public abstract Object unwrap(MetaValue metaValue)

Unwrap meta value. Supports simple and generic meta value.

Parameters:

metaValue - meta value

Returns:

meta value's value

unwrap

public abstract Object unwrap(MetaValue metaValue,
                              Type type)

Unwrap meta value. Supports simple and generic meta value.

Parameters:

metaValue - meta value

type - the type

Returns:

meta value's value

unwrap

public abstract Object unwrap(MetaValue metaValue,
                              org.jboss.reflect.spi.TypeInfo type)

Unwrap meta value. Supports simple and generic meta value.

Parameters:

metaValue - meta value

type - the type

Returns:

meta value's value