jade.content.onto

Class ReflectiveIntrospector

java.lang.Object

jade.content.onto.ReflectiveIntrospector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Introspector, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BCReflectiveIntrospector, CFReflectiveIntrospector

public class ReflectiveIntrospector
extends java.lang.Object
implements Introspector

The default introspector for user defined ontologies that uses Java Reflection to translate java objects to/from abstract descriptors.
NOT available in MIDP

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma, Giovanni Caire - TILAB

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReflectiveIntrospector()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	checkClass(ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology onto) Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.
AbsAggregate	externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
AbsObject	externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)
java.lang.Object	internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, AbsAggregate abs, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
void	setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object slotValue, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectiveIntrospector

public ReflectiveIntrospector()

Method Detail

getSlotValue

public java.lang.Object getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                                     java.lang.Object obj,
                                     ObjectSchema schema)
                              throws OntologyException

Specified by:

getSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

setSlotValue

public void setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                         java.lang.Object slotValue,
                         java.lang.Object obj,
                         ObjectSchema schema)
                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

setSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

checkClass

public void checkClass(ObjectSchema schema,
                       java.lang.Class javaClass,
                       Ontology onto)
                throws OntologyException

Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.

Specified by:

checkClass in interface Introspector

Parameters:

schema - The schema of the ontological element

javaClass - The java class associated to the ontologcal element

onto - The Ontology that uses this Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException - if the java class does not have the correct structure

externalizeAggregate

public AbsAggregate externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                         java.lang.Object obj,
                                         ObjectSchema schema,
                                         Ontology referenceOnto)
                                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeAggregate

public java.lang.Object internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                             AbsAggregate abs,
                                             ObjectSchema schema,
                                             Ontology referenceOnto)
                                      throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeSpecialType

public AbsObject externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj,
                                        ObjectSchema schema,
                                        java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                        Ontology referenceOnto)
                                 throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeSpecialType

public java.lang.Object internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs,
                                               ObjectSchema schema,
                                               java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                               Ontology referenceOnto)
                                        throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException