TypeReference (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
- - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated
  - - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.XMLType
    - - org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.TypeReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public class TypeReference
extends XMLType
```
Package private class to handles type references.

Version:

$Revision:

Author:

Arnaud Berry

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.XMLType
  NULL_ARGUMENT
- Fields inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
  ANNOTATION, ANYTYPE, APPINFO, ATTRIBUTE, ATTRIBUTE_GROUP, COMPLEX_CONTENT, COMPLEX_TYPE, DOCUMENTATION, ELEMENT, FACET, GROUP, IDENTITY_FIELD, IDENTITY_SELECTOR, KEY, KEYREF, LIST, MODELGROUP, MODELGROUP_REF, REDEFINE, SCHEMA, SIMPLE_CONTENT, SIMPLE_TYPE, UNION, UNIQUE, UNKNOWN, WILDCARD

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

TypeReference()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`short`	`getStructureType()`	Returns Structure.UNKNOWN (This class should not be seen outside ElementDecl anyway)
`(package private) XMLType`	`getType()`	Returns the referred type
`(package private) void`	`resolveTypeReference()`	Resolves the type reference.
`protected void`	`setParent(Structure parent)`	Sets the parent for this Schema type
`void`	`validate()`	Checks the validity of this type defintion.

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.XMLType
getBaseType, getBaseTypeName, getDerivationMethod, getId, getName, getSchema, isAnyType, isComplexType, isSimpleType, setBaseType, setDerivationMethod, setId, setName, setSchema

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Annotated
addAnnotation, getAnnotations, removeAnnotation

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.Structure
isValid

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

- Constructor Detail
  - TypeReference
```
public TypeReference()
```
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
XMLType getType()
```
    Returns the referred type
    
    Overrides:
    
    getType in class XMLType
    
    Returns:
    
    the type this type "really" represents
  - resolveTypeReference
```
void resolveTypeReference()
```
    Resolves the type reference.
  - setParent
```
protected void setParent(Structure parent)
```
    Sets the parent for this Schema type
    
    Specified by:
    
    setParent in class XMLType
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent Structure for SchemaType
  - getStructureType
```
public short getStructureType()
```
    Returns Structure.UNKNOWN (This class should not be seen outside ElementDecl anyway)
    
    Specified by:
    
    getStructureType in class Structure
    
    Returns:
    
    the type of this Schema Structure.
  - validate
```
public void validate()
              throws ValidationException
```
    Checks the validity of this type defintion.
    
    Specified by:
    
    validate in class Structure
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - when this type definition is invalid.