IComponent (jibx-bind - JiBX binding 1.3.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionElement, StructureElement, StructureElementBase, ValueElement
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public interface IComponent
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Child component interface definition. This is the basic interface implemented by every binding definition element that actually participates in the nested structure of a binding (as opposed to elements such as format elements, which are simply convenience shortcuts). It defines the hooks used to handle structure validation of a binding definition model.

Author:

Dennis M. Sosnoski

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getName()` Get name.
`IClass`	`getType()` Get value type information.
`String`	`getUri()` Get specified namespace URI.
`boolean`	`hasAttribute()` Check if component defines one or more attribute values of the containing element.
`boolean`	`hasContent()` Check if component defines one or more elements or text values as children of the containing element.
`boolean`	`hasName()` Check if component has a name.
`boolean`	`isImplicit()` Check if this structure implicitly uses the containing object.
`boolean`	`isOptional()` Check if component is an optional item.

- Method Detail
  - isOptional
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boolean isOptional()
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    Check if component is an optional item.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if optional, false if required
  - hasAttribute
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boolean hasAttribute()
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    Check if component defines one or more attribute values of the containing element. This method is only valid after validation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if one or more attribute values defined for containing element, false if not
  - hasContent
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boolean hasContent()
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    Check if component defines one or more elements or text values as children of the containing element. This method is only valid after validation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if one or more content values defined for containing element, false if not
  - hasName
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boolean hasName()
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    Check if component has a name.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if component has a name, false if not
  - getName
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String getName()
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    Get name.
    
    Returns:
    
    name text
  - getUri
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String getUri()
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    Get specified namespace URI.
    
    Returns:
    
    namespace URI (null if not set)
  - getType
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IClass getType()
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    Get value type information. This call is only meaningful after prevalidation.
    
    Returns:
    
    type information
  - isImplicit
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boolean isImplicit()
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    Check if this structure implicitly uses the containing object. This call is only meaningful after prevalidation.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if using the containing object, false if own object

Interface IComponent

Method Summary

Method Detail

isOptional

hasAttribute

hasContent

hasName

getName

getUri

getType

isImplicit