jade.content.onto
Class MicroIntrospector

java.lang.Object
  jade.content.onto.MicroIntrospector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Introspector, java.io.Serializable

public class MicroIntrospector
extends java.lang.Object
implements Introspector

This introspector does nothing but "asking objects to convert themselves into/from abstract descriptors". It could be used when working in Java environments where the reflection is not supported (MIDP). All classes in an ontology using this introspector must implement the Introspectable interface.

Author:

Giovanni Caire - TILAB

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MicroIntrospector()

Method Summary

void	checkClass(ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology onto) Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.
AbsAggregate	externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
AbsObject	externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)
java.lang.Object	internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, AbsAggregate abs, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
void	setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object slotValue, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MicroIntrospector

public MicroIntrospector()

Method Detail

checkClass

public void checkClass(ObjectSchema schema,
                       java.lang.Class javaClass,
                       Ontology onto)
                throws OntologyException

Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector. This is the case if javaClass implements the Introspectable

Specified by:

checkClass in interface Introspector

Parameters:

schema - The schema of the ontological element

javaClass - The java class associated to the ontologcal element

onto - The Ontology that uses this Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException - if the java class does not have the correct structure

getSlotValue

public java.lang.Object getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                                     java.lang.Object obj,
                                     ObjectSchema schema)
                              throws OntologyException

Specified by:

getSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

setSlotValue

public void setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                         java.lang.Object slotValue,
                         java.lang.Object obj,
                         ObjectSchema schema)
                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

setSlotValue in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeAggregate

public AbsAggregate externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                         java.lang.Object obj,
                                         ObjectSchema schema,
                                         Ontology referenceOnto)
                                  throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeAggregate

public java.lang.Object internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                             AbsAggregate abs,
                                             ObjectSchema schema,
                                             Ontology referenceOnto)
                                      throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeAggregate in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeSpecialType

public AbsObject externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj,
                                        ObjectSchema schema,
                                        java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                        Ontology referenceOnto)
                                 throws OntologyException

Specified by:

externalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeSpecialType

public java.lang.Object internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs,
                                               ObjectSchema schema,
                                               java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                               Ontology referenceOnto)
                                        throws OntologyException

Specified by:

internalizeSpecialType in interface Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException