net.sf.jsefa.common.mapping
Class TypeMapping<N>

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jsefa.common.mapping.TypeMapping<N>

Type Parameters:

N - the type of the data type name

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexTypeMapping, ListTypeMapping, MapTypeMapping, SimpleTypeMapping, TypeMappingFactory.TypeMappingPlaceholder

public abstract class TypeMapping<N>
extends Object

A mapping between a java object type and a data type of the exchange format. The latter type is denoted by its name which has a generic type.

Author:

Norman Lahme-Huetig

Constructor Summary

TypeMapping(Class<?> objectType, N dataTypeName)
Constructs a new TypeMapping.

Method Summary

N	getDataTypeName() Returns the name of the data type this mapping is for.
Class<?>	getObjectType() Returns the object type this mapping is for.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypeMapping

public TypeMapping(Class<?> objectType,
                   N dataTypeName)

Constructs a new TypeMapping.

Parameters:

objectType - the object type.

dataTypeName - the data type name.

Method Detail

getObjectType

public final Class<?> getObjectType()

Returns the object type this mapping is for.

Returns:

the object type

getDataTypeName

public final N getDataTypeName()

Returns the name of the data type this mapping is for.

Returns:

the data type name