com.metamatrix.common.actions
Class CreateObject

java.lang.Object
  com.metamatrix.common.actions.ActionDefinition
      com.metamatrix.common.actions.CreateObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class CreateObject
extends ActionDefinition

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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

CreateObject(java.lang.Object object)

CreateObject(java.lang.Object target, 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.

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

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CreateObject

public CreateObject(java.lang.Object object)

CreateObject

public CreateObject(java.lang.Object target,
                    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.

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.