org.jboss.dna.graph.properties
Interface PropertyFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPropertyFactory

public interface PropertyFactory

Author:

Randall Hauch

Method Summary

Property	create(Name name, Iterable<?> values) Create a property with the supplied name and values
Property	create(Name name, Iterator<?> values) Create a property with the supplied name and values
Property	create(Name name, Object... values) Create a property with the supplied name and values
Property	create(Name name, PropertyType desiredType, Iterable<?> values) Create a property with the supplied name and values
Property	create(Name name, PropertyType desiredType, Iterator<?> values) Create a property with the supplied name and values
Property	create(Name name, PropertyType desiredType, Object... values) Create a property with the supplied name and values

Method Detail

create

Property create(Name name,
                Object... values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property

create

Property create(Name name,
                Iterable<?> values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property

create

Property create(Name name,
                Iterator<?> values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property

create

Property create(Name name,
                PropertyType desiredType,
                Object... values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

desiredType - the type that the objects should be converted to; if null, they will be used as is

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property

create

Property create(Name name,
                PropertyType desiredType,
                Iterable<?> values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

desiredType - the type that the objects should be converted to; if null, they will be used as is

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property

create

Property create(Name name,
                PropertyType desiredType,
                Iterator<?> values)

Create a property with the supplied name and values

Parameters:

name - the property name; may not be null

desiredType - the type that the objects should be converted to; if null, they will be used as is

values - the values

Returns:

the resulting property