Module omix.api

Package omix.lang.reflect

Interface Field

All Superinterfaces:

Member

@OVLInaccessible
public interface Field
extends Member

This interface represents a field defined in OVL code.

Author:

Dr. Peter Droste, Omix Visualization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	connect(ValueChangeListener... listeners)	The method connects the sender to the submitted listeners Vice versa, a reverse connection is established by calling ValueChangeListener.addSender(ValueChangeSender).
void	disconnect(ValueChangeListener... listeners)	This method disconnects the submitted listeners from the sender By calling ValueChangeListener.removeSender(ValueChangeSender) the reverse connection is deleted.
ClassType	getType()	Returns the type of the field.
@IsVarType Object	getValue()	Reads the content of the field dynamically.
boolean	isPrivate()	Returns true if this field was defined private.
boolean	isProtected()	Returns true if this field was defined protected.
boolean	isPublic()	Returns true if this field was defined public.
void	setValue(@IsVarType Object value)	Changes the content of the field dynamically.

Methods inherited from interface omix.lang.reflect.Member

getAnnotation, getAnnotations, getAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotations, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, getName, getNamespace, isAnnotationPresent

Method Details

getValue

@IsVarType Object getValue()

Reads the content of the field dynamically.

Returns:

value of the field.

getType

ClassType getType()

Returns the type of the field.

Returns:

type

isPrivate

boolean isPrivate()

Returns true if this field was defined private.

Returns:

has private modifier?

isProtected

boolean isProtected()

Returns true if this field was defined protected.

Returns:

has protected modifier?

isPublic

boolean isPublic()

Returns true if this field was defined public.

Returns:

has public modifier?

setValue

void setValue(@IsVarType Object value) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException

Changes the content of the field dynamically.

Parameters:

value - the new value

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if value does not match getType()

IllegalAccessException - if field is not accessible

connect

void connect(ValueChangeListener... listeners)

The method connects the sender to the submitted listeners Vice versa, a reverse connection is established by calling ValueChangeListener.addSender(ValueChangeSender).

Parameters:

listeners - to be connected.

disconnect

void disconnect(ValueChangeListener... listeners)

This method disconnects the submitted listeners from the sender By calling ValueChangeListener.removeSender(ValueChangeSender) the reverse connection is deleted.

Parameters:

listeners - to be disconnected.