net.java.ao.schema
Interface FieldNameResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AccessorFieldNameResolver, GetterFieldNameResolver, IgnoredFieldNameResolver, IsAFieldNameResolver, MutatorFieldNameResolver, NullFieldNameResolver, PrimaryKeyFieldNameResolver, RelationalFieldNameResolver, SetterFieldNameResolver

public interface FieldNameResolver

An interface to resolve field names. Implementation should not transform (upper case, under score, camel case, etc...) the resolved name.

Method Summary

boolean	accept(java.lang.reflect.Method method) Tells whether this field name resolver will be able to resolve a name from this method.
java.lang.String	resolve(java.lang.reflect.Method method) Resolves the field name for the method
boolean	transform() Tells whether the resolved method name from resolve(Method) allows for further transformations.

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(java.lang.reflect.Method method)

Tells whether this field name resolver will be able to resolve a name from this method.

Parameters:

method - the method to figure out the field name for

Returns:

true if resolve(Method) will actually resolve the field name given the same method argument

resolve

java.lang.String resolve(java.lang.reflect.Method method)

Resolves the field name for the method

Parameters:

method - the method to resolve the field name for.

Returns:

the resolved field name. null is valid if no field name should be associated with this method.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this method is called while accept(Method) returns false

transform

boolean transform()

Tells whether the resolved method name from resolve(Method) allows for further transformations.

Returns:

true if further transformations are allowed