org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api
Class ValueHandle

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle
      org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ValueHandle

Direct Known Subclasses:

ComplexValueHandle, SimpleValueHandle, StructureHandle

public abstract class ValueHandle
extends ElementDetailHandle

Abstract base class for value-based handles.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle

elementHandle

Constructor Summary

ValueHandle(DesignElementHandle element)
Constructs a value handle with the given element handle.

Method Summary

abstract IElementPropertyDefn	getPropertyDefn() Gets the property definition.
abstract org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.MemberRef	getReference() Returns a reference to the value.

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementDetailHandle

getDesign, getElement, getElementHandle, getModule

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValueHandle

public ValueHandle(DesignElementHandle element)

Constructs a value handle with the given element handle.

Parameters:

element - a handle to a report element

Method Detail

getPropertyDefn

public abstract IElementPropertyDefn getPropertyDefn()

Gets the property definition. This is the definition of the property that contains the specific value. If the value is a structure or member, then this is the definition of the property that contains the list that contains the structure that contains the member.

Returns:

the property definition

getReference

public abstract org.eclipse.birt.report.model.core.MemberRef getReference()

Returns a reference to the value. The reference is used to identify a list entry or member.

Returns:

a reference to the value