com.metamatrix.common.object
Interface ObjectDefinitionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectDefinitionImplFactory

public interface ObjectDefinitionFactory

Method Summary

ObjectDefinition	create() Create a new ObjectDefinition instance.
ObjectDefinition	create(java.lang.String name) Create a definition object with the specified name.
ObjectDefinition	create(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String displayName) Create a definition object with the specified set of attributes.

Method Detail

create

ObjectDefinition create()

Create a new ObjectDefinition instance.

Returns:

the new instance

create

ObjectDefinition create(java.lang.String name)

Create a definition object with the specified name.

Parameters:

name - the name

Returns:

the new instance

create

ObjectDefinition create(java.lang.String name,
                        java.lang.String displayName)

Create a definition object with the specified set of attributes.

Parameters:

name - the name

displayName - the displayable name for this property; or null if the display name is the same as the property name.

Returns:

the new instance