be.objectify.led
Interface ObjectFactory<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractNumberFactory, AbstractObjectFactory, BooleanFactory, ByteFactory, CharacterFactory, DoubleFactory, EnumFactory, FloatFactory, IntegerFactory, ListFactory, LongFactory, MapFactory, SetFactory, ShortFactory, StringFactory

public interface ObjectFactory<T>

Object factories are used to convert string property values into objects of an specific type.

Author:

Steve Chaloner

Method Summary

T	createObject(String propertyName, String propertyValue) Creates an object based on propertyValue.
Class<T>	getBoundClass() Gets the class type this factory produces objects for.
void	validate(String propertyName, String propertyValue, ValidationFunction... validationFunctions) Validations the value for the field.

Method Detail

createObject

T createObject(String propertyName,
               String propertyValue)

Creates an object based on propertyValue. If propertyValue is null or no object can be based on it, null should be returned.

Parameters:

propertyValue - the value of the property

Returns:

an object (probably) based on propertyValue, or null

getBoundClass

Class<T> getBoundClass()

Gets the class type this factory produces objects for.

Returns:

the class type

validate

void validate(String propertyName,
              String propertyValue,
              ValidationFunction... validationFunctions)

Validations the value for the field.

Parameters:

propertyName - the name of the property

propertyValue - the value from the @{link PropertyContext}

validationFunctions - functions to validate the property value

Throws:

ValidationException - if the property value isn't valid