MappingLoaderFactory (Castor JavaDoc)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMappingLoaderFactory, JDOMappingLoaderFactory, XMLMappingLoaderFactory
```
public interface MappingLoaderFactory
```
A factory for properly acquiring org.exolab.castor.mapping.MappingLoader instances. To provide an implementation for a specific MappingLoader, implement this interface.

Since:

1.0.4

Version:

$Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2005-12-19 15:48:30 -0700 (Mon, 19 Dec 2005) $

Author:

Werner Guttmann

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BindingType`	`getBindingType()`	Defines the binding type of the underlying MappingLoader.
`MappingLoader`	`getMappingLoader()`	Acquires the appropriate `org.exolab.castor.mapping.MappingLoader` with the given properties.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Returns the short alias for this factory instance.
`java.lang.String`	`getSourceType()`	Defines the source type of the underlying MappingLoader

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Returns the short alias for this factory instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    The short alias name.
  - getMappingLoader
```
MappingLoader getMappingLoader()
                        throws MappingException
```
    Acquires the appropriate org.exolab.castor.mapping.MappingLoader with the given properties.
    
    Returns:
    
    The transaction manager.
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException - If any failure occured when loading the MappingLoader.
  - getSourceType
```
java.lang.String getSourceType()
```
    Defines the source type of the underlying MappingLoader
    
    Returns:
    
    The source type.
  - getBindingType
```
BindingType getBindingType()
```
    Defines the binding type of the underlying MappingLoader.
    
    Returns:
    
    the binding type of the underlying MappingLoader