org.jboss.portal.faces.el.dynamic
Interface DynamicBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDynamicBean, ClassConstantPublisherBean, PageManagerBean.DynamicMap, PreferenceBean, SimpleDynamicBean

public interface DynamicBean

Defines an interface that an object can implement when that object wants to manage itself the resolution of its properties.

Version:

$Revision: 8784 $

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

java.lang.Class	getType(java.lang.Object propertyName) Return the type of the specified property.
PropertyValue	getValue(java.lang.Object propertyName) Return the value of the specified property.
boolean	setValue(java.lang.Object propertyName, java.lang.Object value) Set the value of the specified property.

Method Detail

getType

java.lang.Class getType(java.lang.Object propertyName)
                        throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Return the type of the specified property.

Parameters:

propertyName - the property name

Returns:

the type of the specified property or null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the property name is null

getValue

PropertyValue getValue(java.lang.Object propertyName)
                       throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Return the value of the specified property.

Parameters:

propertyName - the property name

Returns:

the property value

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the property is null

setValue

boolean setValue(java.lang.Object propertyName,
                 java.lang.Object value)
                 throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Set the value of the specified property.

Parameters:

propertyName - the property name

value - the new property value

Returns:

true if the property was succesfully set

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the property name is null