Package pulse.util

Class InstanceDescriptor<T extends Reflexive>

java.lang.Object

pulse.util.InstanceDescriptor<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Property

public class InstanceDescriptor<T extends Reflexive>
extends Object
implements Property

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InstanceDescriptor(Class<T> c, Object... arguments)
InstanceDescriptor(String generalDescriptor, Class<T> c, Object... arguments)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addListener(DescriptorChangeListener l)
boolean	attemptUpdate(Object object)
boolean	equals(Object o)
Set<String>	getAllDescriptors()
String	getDescriptor(boolean addHtmlTags)	Creates a String to describe this property (often used in GUI applications).
List<DescriptorChangeListener>	getListeners()
Object	getValue()	Retrieves the value of this Property.
Object	identifier()
<K extends Reflexive> K	newInstance(Class<K> c, Object... arguments)
void	setSelectedDescriptor(String selectedDescriptor)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface pulse.properties.Property

formattedOutput

Constructor Detail

InstanceDescriptor

public InstanceDescriptor(String generalDescriptor,
                          Class<T> c,
                          Object... arguments)

InstanceDescriptor

public InstanceDescriptor(Class<T> c,
                          Object... arguments)

Method Detail

newInstance

public <K extends Reflexive> K newInstance(Class<K> c,
                                           Object... arguments)

getValue

public Object getValue()

Description copied from interface: Property

Retrieves the value of this Property.

Specified by:

getValue in interface Property

Returns:

an object representing the value of this Property

attemptUpdate

public boolean attemptUpdate(Object object)

Specified by:

attemptUpdate in interface Property

setSelectedDescriptor

public void setSelectedDescriptor(String selectedDescriptor)

identifier

public Object identifier()

Specified by:

identifier in interface Property

getDescriptor

public String getDescriptor(boolean addHtmlTags)

Description copied from interface: Property

Creates a String to describe this property (often used in GUI applications).

Specified by:

getDescriptor in interface Property

Parameters:

addHtmlTags - if true, adds the 'html' tags at both ends of the descriptor String.

Returns:

a String, with or without 'html' tags, describing this Property

getAllDescriptors

public Set<String> getAllDescriptors()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

addListener

public void addListener(DescriptorChangeListener l)

getListeners

public List<DescriptorChangeListener> getListeners()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object