Class DefaultFieldHandlerFactory

java.lang.Object
org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldHandlerFactory
org.exolab.castor.xml.handlers.DefaultFieldHandlerFactory

public class DefaultFieldHandlerFactory extends FieldHandlerFactory
The default FieldHandlerFactory implementation. Used by the Introspector. This implementation only supports java.sql.Time and java.sql.Timestamp.
Version:
$Revision: 6671 $ $Date: 2004-04-08 22:44:47 -0600 (Thu, 08 Apr 2004) $
Author:
Keith Visco
  • Constructor Details

    • DefaultFieldHandlerFactory

      public DefaultFieldHandlerFactory()
  • Method Details

    • getSupportedTypes

      public Class[] getSupportedTypes()
      Returns an array of the supported Class types for this FieldHandlerFactory. The array may be empty, but must not be null.
      Specified by:
      getSupportedTypes in class FieldHandlerFactory
      Returns:
      an array of supported Class types.
    • isSupportedType

      public boolean isSupportedType(Class type)
      Returns true if the given Class type is supported by this FieldHandlerFactory. If the type is supported, a call to createFieldHandler(java.lang.Class) will return a valid FieldHandler. If the type is not supported, a call to createFieldHandler may return null or throw a MappingException.
      Specified by:
      isSupportedType in class FieldHandlerFactory
      Parameters:
      type - the Class type to determine support for.
      Returns:
      true if the given Class type is supported.
    • createFieldHandler

      public GeneralizedFieldHandler createFieldHandler(Class type) throws MappingException
      Creates a GeneralizedFieldHandler for the given class type. The method should return a new GeneralizedFieldHandler as an "underlying" FieldHandler will need to be set by the caller.
      Specified by:
      createFieldHandler in class FieldHandlerFactory
      Parameters:
      type - the Class type to create the FieldHandler for.
      Returns:
      a new FieldHandler
      Throws:
      MappingException - if a valueOf method cannot be found.