org.jibx.binding.def
Class MappingReference

java.lang.Object
  org.jibx.binding.def.PassThroughComponent
      org.jibx.binding.def.MappingReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

IComponent, ILinkable

public class MappingReference
extends PassThroughComponent

Reference to a mapping definition. This is used as a placeholder when building the component structure of a binding definition. It's necessary because the referenced mapping may not have been parsed yet. During the linkage phase that follows parsing this looks up the appropriate mapping definition and sets up the corresponding component structure. Thereafter it operates as a simple pass-through wrapper for the top child component.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.jibx.binding.def.PassThroughComponent

m_component

Constructor Summary

MappingReference(IContainer contain, PropertyDefinition prop, String type, String reftext, String refqname, IContextObj objc, NameDefinition name, boolean synth, boolean nillable)
Constructor from property and type.

Method Summary

void	genContentUnmarshal(ContextMethodBuilder mb) Patch the generated code to remove the unmarshalled object when it's a "this" reference with both elements and attributes.
IMapping	getMapping()
String	getType() Get type expected by component.
boolean	isOptional() Check if component is an optional item.
void	print(int depth)
void	setLinkages() Establish and validate linkages between binding components.

Methods inherited from class org.jibx.binding.def.PassThroughComponent

genAttributeMarshal, genAttributeUnmarshal, genAttrPresentTest, genContentMarshal, genContentPresentTest, genLoadId, genNewInstance, getWrapperName, hasAttribute, hasContent, hasId, setWrappedComponent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MappingReference

public MappingReference(IContainer contain,
                        PropertyDefinition prop,
                        String type,
                        String reftext,
                        String refqname,
                        IContextObj objc,
                        NameDefinition name,
                        boolean synth,
                        boolean nillable)

Constructor from property and type.

Parameters:

contain - containing binding definition structure

prop - property definition

type - fully qualified name of mapped type

reftext - ordinary text name for abstract mapping reference (null if not specified)

refqname - qualified type name for abstract mapping reference (null if not specified)

objc - current object context

name - reference name definition (only allowed with abstract mappings)

synth - sythentic reference added to empty collection flag

nillable - flag for nillable element

Method Detail

getMapping

public IMapping getMapping()

isOptional

public boolean isOptional()

Description copied from interface: IComponent

Check if component is an optional item.

Specified by:

isOptional in interface IComponent

Overrides:

isOptional in class PassThroughComponent

Returns:

true if optional, false if required

getType

public String getType()

Description copied from interface: IComponent

Get type expected by component.

Specified by:

getType in interface IComponent

Overrides:

getType in class PassThroughComponent

Returns:

fully qualified class name of expected type

setLinkages

public void setLinkages()
                 throws JiBXException

Description copied from interface: ILinkable

Establish and validate linkages between binding components. This is called after the basic binding structures have been set up. All linkages between components must be resolved by this method, in order to prevent problems due to the order of definitions between components. This implies that each component must in turn call the same method for each child component. None of the other method calls defined by this interface are valid until after this call.

Specified by:

setLinkages in interface ILinkable

Overrides:

setLinkages in class PassThroughComponent

Throws:

JiBXException - if error in configuration

genContentUnmarshal

public void genContentUnmarshal(ContextMethodBuilder mb)
                         throws JiBXException

Patch the generated code to remove the unmarshalled object when it's a "this" reference with both elements and attributes.

Specified by:

genContentUnmarshal in interface IComponent

Overrides:

genContentUnmarshal in class PassThroughComponent

Parameters:

mb -

Throws:

JiBXException

print

public void print(int depth)

Specified by:

print in interface IComponent

Overrides:

print in class PassThroughComponent