net.sf.layoutParser.to.defaults

Interface DefaultProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapDefaultProvider

public interface DefaultProvider

The task of this is to provide default values for layout elements that where not provided consistent with values used in the xml configuration.

Since:

Author:

Leonardo Bueno Postacchini

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addDefault(Class<? extends Object> type, String property, String defaultValue) Add default value for a given property and data type.
String	defaultFor(Class<? extends Object> type, String property) Given the data type and the layout property for which we want the default value, return the value, or null if none exists.

Method Detail

defaultFor

String defaultFor(Class<? extends Object> type,
                String property)

Given the data type and the layout property for which we want the default value, return the value, or null if none exists.

Parameters:

type - The type for which we want the default.

property - The property for which we want the default.

Returns:

The property's default value for a given data type.

addDefault

void addDefault(Class<? extends Object> type,
              String property,
              String defaultValue)

Add default value for a given property and data type. If null is given as value, it removes the configuration if any.

Parameters:

type - The data type for which the default value is to be used.

property - The property for which the value is intended.

defaultValue - The default value to be used. Nulls are ignored.