org.geotools.validation.xml
Class ArgHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.geotools.validation.xml.ArgHelper

public class ArgHelper

extends java.lang.Object

ArgHelper purpose.

Version:

$Id: ArgHelper.java 17704 2006-01-23 00:26:16Z desruisseaux $

Author:

dzwiers, Refractions Research, Inc., $Author: dmzwiers $ (last modification)

Nested Class Summary

protected static class	ArgHelper.BooleanMapping BooleanMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.DateMapping DateMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.DoubleMapping DoubleMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.EnvelopeMapping EnvelopeMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.FilterMapping FilterMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.FloatMapping FloatMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.GeometryMapping GeometryMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.IntegerMapping IntegerMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.LongMapping LongMapping purpose.
protected static interface	ArgHelper.Mapping Mapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.ShortMapping ShortMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.StringMapping StringMapping purpose.
protected static class	ArgHelper.URIMapping URIMapping purpose.

Constructor Summary

ArgHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getArgumentEncoding(java.lang.Object o) getArgumentEncoding purpose.
static java.lang.Object	getArgumentInstance(java.lang.String elementName, org.w3c.dom.Element value) getArgumentInstance purpose.
static java.lang.Object	getArgumentInstance(java.lang.String elementName, java.lang.String value) getArgumentInstance purpose.
static java.lang.String	getArgumentStringEncoding(java.lang.Object o)
static java.lang.String	getArgumentType(java.lang.Object o) getArgumentType purpose.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArgHelper

public ArgHelper()

Method Detail

getArgumentInstance

public static java.lang.Object getArgumentInstance(java.lang.String elementName,
                                                   org.w3c.dom.Element value)
                                            throws ValidationException

getArgumentInstance purpose.

Returns an instance for the specified argument type from the Element provided.

Parameters:

elementName - String the argument element name (type name).

value - Element the element to create the Argument from.

Returns:

The Specified argument in Object form.

Throws:

ValidationException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.NullPointerException - DOCUMENT ME!

getArgumentInstance

public static java.lang.Object getArgumentInstance(java.lang.String elementName,
                                                   java.lang.String value)
                                            throws ValidationException

getArgumentInstance purpose.

Returns an instance for the specified argument type from the Element provided.

Parameters:

elementName - String the argument element name (type name).

value - String the element to create the Argument from.

Returns:

The Specified argument in Object form.

Throws:

ValidationException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.NullPointerException - DOCUMENT ME!

getArgumentType

public static java.lang.String getArgumentType(java.lang.Object o)

getArgumentType purpose.

Finds the appropriate argument type if one exists.

Parameters:

o - The Object to search for it's type.

Returns:

The Object type or "" if not found.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - DOCUMENT ME!

getArgumentEncoding

public static java.lang.String getArgumentEncoding(java.lang.Object o)
                                            throws ValidationException

getArgumentEncoding purpose.

Creates an XML encodeing of the Object if it is a known argument type.

Parameters:

o - Object the object to attempt to encode.

Returns:

an XML string if it is a known type, "" otherwise.

Throws:

ValidationException - DOCUMENT ME!

java.lang.NullPointerException - DOCUMENT ME!

getArgumentStringEncoding

public static java.lang.String getArgumentStringEncoding(java.lang.Object o)