com.metamatrix.common.actions
Class AddObject

java.lang.Object
  com.metamatrix.common.actions.ActionDefinition
      com.metamatrix.common.actions.TargetedActionDefinition
          com.metamatrix.common.actions.AddObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddNamedObject

public class AddObject
extends TargetedActionDefinition

This action definition specifies that an object is to be added to the target.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

AddObject(java.lang.Object target, AttributeDefinition attribute, java.lang.Object object)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Return a deep cloned instance of this object.
java.lang.String	getActionDescription() Get the description (i.e., verb) for this type of action.
ActionDefinition	getUndoActionDefinition() Obtain the definition of the action that undoes this action definition.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representing the current state of the object.

Methods inherited from class com.metamatrix.common.actions.ActionDefinition

getArguments, getAttributeCode, getAttributeDescription, getCreationTime, getCreationTimeMillis, getTarget, hasArguments, hasAttributeCode, hasTarget

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AddObject

public AddObject(java.lang.Object target,
                 AttributeDefinition attribute,
                 java.lang.Object object)

Method Detail

getActionDescription

public java.lang.String getActionDescription()

Description copied from class: ActionDefinition

Get the description (i.e., verb) for this type of action.

Specified by:

getActionDescription in class ActionDefinition

Returns:

the string description for this type of action.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representing the current state of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class ActionDefinition

Returns:

the string representation of this instance.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Return a deep cloned instance of this object. Subclasses must override this method.

Specified by:

clone in class ActionDefinition

Returns:

the object that is the clone of this instance.

getUndoActionDefinition

public ActionDefinition getUndoActionDefinition()

Obtain the definition of the action that undoes this action definition. If a modification action with the returned action definition is applied to the same target (when the state is such as that left by the original modification action), the resulting target will be left in a state that is identical to the target before either action were applied.

Specified by:

getUndoActionDefinition in class ActionDefinition

Returns:

the action definition that undoes this action definition.