ConfigurableFieldHandler (Castor JavaDoc)

All Superinterfaces:

FieldHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFieldHandler, CenturyDescriptor.CenturyFieldHandler, CollectionFieldHandler, DateDescriptor.DateFieldHandler, DateFieldHandler, DateTimeDescriptor.DateTimeFieldHandler, DurationDescriptor.DurationFieldHandler, EnumFieldHandler, FieldHandlerImpl, GDayDescriptor.GDayFieldHandler, GeneralizedFieldHandler, GMonthDayDescriptor.GMonthDayFieldHandler, GMonthDescriptor.GMonthFieldHandler, GYearDescriptor.GYearFieldHandler, GYearMonthDescriptor.GYearMonthFieldHandler, MonthDescriptor.MonthFieldHandler, RecurringDurationDescriptor.RecurringDurationFieldHandler, SQLTimeFieldHandler, SQLTimestampFieldHandler, TimeDescriptor.TimeFieldHandler, TimeDurationDescriptor.TimeDurationFieldHandler, TimePeriodDescriptor.TimePeriodFieldHandler, ToStringFieldHandler, TransientFieldHandler, ValueOfFieldHandler, XMLFieldHandler, YearDescriptor.YearFieldHandler
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public interface ConfigurableFieldHandler
extends FieldHandler
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A FieldHandler that can be configured with any kind of data. It's the responsibility of the implementing class to do something useful with the configuration data.

Version:

$Revision: $

Author:

Tom van den Berge

See Also:

FieldHandler

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void setConfiguration(java.util.Properties config)
  Set the configuration data.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandler
    checkValidity, getValue, newInstance, resetValue, setValue

- Method Detail
  - setConfiguration
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void setConfiguration(java.util.Properties config)
               throws ValidityException
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    Set the configuration data. It will override any previously set configuration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    config - the configuration data.
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidityException - if config is invalid for this FieldHandler.