pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.util
Class ReferenceUtil

java.lang.Object
  pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.util.ReferenceUtil

public final class ReferenceUtil
extends Object

Utility class which provides operations connected to references such as factory method for references.

Author:

AGH CAST Team

Nested Class Summary

protected class

ReferenceUtil.DefaultReferenceProvider Default implementation of IReferenceProvider which provides Reference instances.

Method Summary

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createEmptyReferenceList(T formalParameter) Creates an empty IReferenceList object.
<T extends Identifiable> IReference<T>	createReference(T instance) Creates IReference object for given instance.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(Iterable<T> instances, Type type) Creates IReferenceList object for given instances.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(T instance) Creates IReferenceList object for given instance.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(T formalParameter, Type type) Creates IReferenceList object for given instances.
static ReferenceUtil	getInstance()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ReferenceUtil getInstance()

createReference

public final <T extends Identifiable> IReference<T> createReference(T instance)

Creates IReference object for given instance.

Type Parameters:

T - reference type

Parameters:

instance - object for which a reference object will be created

Returns:

reference object

createReferenceList

public final <T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(T instance)

Creates IReferenceList object for given instance.

Type Parameters:

T - reference type

Parameters:

instance - object for which a reference list will be created

Returns:

reference list

createReferenceList

public final <T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(Iterable<T> instances,
                                                                            Type type)

Creates IReferenceList object for given instances.

Type Parameters:

T - reference type

Parameters:

instances - list of objects for which a reference list will be created

type - type of objects referenced by the list

Returns:

reference list

createReferenceList

public final <T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(T formalParameter,
                                                                            Type type)

Creates IReferenceList object for given instances.

Type Parameters:

T - reference type

Parameters:

formalParameter - formal parameter

type - type of objects referenced by the list

Returns:

reference list

createEmptyReferenceList

public final <T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createEmptyReferenceList(T formalParameter)

Creates an empty IReferenceList object.

Type Parameters:

T - reference type

Parameters:

formalParameter - formal parameter

Returns:

reference list