Package org.apache.axis2.util

Class MetaDataEntry

java.lang.Object

org.apache.axis2.util.MetaDataEntry

All Implemented Interfaces:

Externalizable, Serializable, SafeSerializable

public class MetaDataEntry
extends Object
implements Externalizable, SafeSerializable

An internal class for holding a set of information about an object.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	END_OF_LIST

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MetaDataEntry()	Simple constructor
MetaDataEntry(String className, String qnameAsString)	Constructor
MetaDataEntry(String className, String qnameAsString, String extraName)	Constructor
MetaDataEntry(String className, String qnameAsString, ArrayList children)	Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addToList(MetaDataEntry e)	Add to the list
ArrayList	getChildren()	Get the list
String	getClassName()	Get the class name
String	getExtraName()	Get the additional name associated with the object
String	getName()	This is a convenience method.
QName	getQName()	Get the QName
String	getQNameAsString()	Get the QName as a string
boolean	isListEmpty()	Indicates whether the list is empty or not
void	readExternal(ObjectInput inObject)	Restore the contents of the object that was previously saved.
void	removeList()	Remove the list
void	setChildren(ArrayList L)	Set the list
void	setClassName(String c)	Set the class name
void	setExtraName(String e)	Set the additional name associated with the object
void	setQName(String n)	Set the QName
void	setQName(QName q)	Set the QName
void	writeExternal(ObjectOutput o)	Save the contents of this object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

END_OF_LIST

public static String END_OF_LIST

Constructor Detail

MetaDataEntry

public MetaDataEntry()

Simple constructor

MetaDataEntry

public MetaDataEntry(String className,
                     String qnameAsString)

Constructor

Parameters:

className - name of the object class

qnameAsString - an expanded version of the QName of this object

MetaDataEntry

public MetaDataEntry(String className,
                     String qnameAsString,
                     String extraName)

Constructor

Parameters:

className - name of the object class

qnameAsString - an expanded version of the QName of this object

extraName - an additional name associated withe the object

MetaDataEntry

public MetaDataEntry(String className,
                     String qnameAsString,
                     ArrayList children)

Constructor

Parameters:

className - name of the object class

qnameAsString - an expanded version of the QName of this object

children - an ArrayList containing MetaDataEntries for owned objects

Method Detail

getClassName

public String getClassName()

Get the class name

Returns:

the class name string

setClassName

public void setClassName(String c)

Set the class name

Parameters:

c - the class name string

getQName

public QName getQName()

Get the QName

Returns:

the QName based on the qnameAsString value

setQName

public void setQName(QName q)

Set the QName

Parameters:

q - the QName

setQName

public void setQName(String n)

Set the QName

Parameters:

n - the QName as a string

getQNameAsString

public String getQNameAsString()

Get the QName as a string

Returns:

the QName as a string

getName

public String getName()

This is a convenience method. Returns the string that is used as a name.

Returns:

the name

getExtraName

public String getExtraName()

Get the additional name associated with the object

Returns:

the additional name string

setExtraName

public void setExtraName(String e)

Set the additional name associated with the object

Parameters:

e - the extra name string

isListEmpty

public boolean isListEmpty()

Indicates whether the list is empty or not

Returns:

false for a non-empty list, true for an empty list

getChildren

public ArrayList getChildren()

Get the list

Returns:

the array list

setChildren

public void setChildren(ArrayList L)

Set the list

Parameters:

L - the ArrayList of MetaDataEntry objects

addToList

public void addToList(MetaDataEntry e)

Add to the list

Parameters:

e - the MetaDataEntry object to add to the list

removeList

public void removeList()

Remove the list

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput o)
                   throws IOException

Save the contents of this object

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface Externalizable

Parameters:

out - The stream to write the object contents to

Throws:

IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput inObject)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Restore the contents of the object that was previously saved.

NOTE: The field data must read back in the same order and type as it was written.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface Externalizable

Parameters:

in - The stream to read the object contents from

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException