java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.mapping.loader.FieldHandlerFriend
- - org.exolab.castor.mapping.ExtendedFieldHandler
  - - org.exolab.castor.mapping.AbstractFieldHandler
    - - org.exolab.castor.mapping.handlers.TransientFieldHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConfigurableFieldHandler, FieldHandler
```
public class TransientFieldHandler
extends AbstractFieldHandler
```
A dummy FieldHandler for "transient" fields. This allows us to create a FieldDescriptor, but not use a real FieldHandler

Version:

$Revision: 6231 $ $Date: 2005-01-17 14:35:07 -0700 (Mon, 17 Jan 2005) $

Author:

kvisco

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.AbstractFieldHandler
  _properties

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TransientFieldHandler()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getValue(java.lang.Object target)`	Returns the value of the field from the object.
`java.lang.Object`	`newInstance(java.lang.Object target)`	Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
`java.lang.Object`	`newInstance(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object[] args)`	Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
`void`	`resetValue(java.lang.Object target)`	Sets the value of the field to a default value.
`void`	`setValue(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object value)`	Sets the value of the field on the object.

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.AbstractFieldHandler
getFieldDescriptor, hasValue, setConfiguration, setFieldDescriptor

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.ExtendedFieldHandler
checkValidity

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandler
checkValidity

- Constructor Detail
  - TransientFieldHandler
```
public TransientFieldHandler()
```
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
public java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.Object target)
```
    Description copied from class: FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Returns the value of the field from the object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in class FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the field
    
    See Also:
    
    FieldHandler.getValue(java.lang.Object)
  - newInstance
```
public java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Object target)
```
    Description copied from class: FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    newInstance in interface FieldHandler
    
    Specified by:
    
    newInstance in class FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object for which the field is created
    
    Returns:
    
    A new instance of the field's value
    
    See Also:
    
    FieldHandler.newInstance(java.lang.Object)
  - newInstance
```
public java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Object target,
                                    java.lang.Object[] args)
```
    Description copied from class: ExtendedFieldHandler
    
    Creates a new instance of the object described by this field.
    
    Specified by:
    
    newInstance in class ExtendedFieldHandler
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object for which the field is created
    
    args - the set of constructor arguments
    
    Returns:
    
    A new instance of the field's value
    
    See Also:
    
    ExtendedFieldHandler.newInstance(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object[])
  - setValue
```
public void setValue(java.lang.Object target,
                     java.lang.Object value)
```
    Description copied from class: FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Sets the value of the field on the object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in class FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object
    
    value - The new value
    
    See Also:
    
    FieldHandler.setValue(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
  - resetValue
```
public void resetValue(java.lang.Object target)
```
    Description copied from class: FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Sets the value of the field to a default value.
    Reference fields are set to null, primitive fields are set to their default value, collection fields are emptied of all elements.
    
    Specified by:
    
    resetValue in interface FieldHandler
    
    Specified by:
    
    resetValue in class FieldHandlerFriend
    
    Parameters:
    
    target - The object
    
    See Also:
    
    FieldHandler.resetValue(java.lang.Object)

Class TransientFieldHandler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.AbstractFieldHandler

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.AbstractFieldHandler

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.mapping.ExtendedFieldHandler

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandler

Constructor Detail

TransientFieldHandler

Method Detail

getValue

newInstance

newInstance

setValue

resetValue