org.apache.hivemind.schema.rules
Class NullTranslator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.schema.rules.NullTranslator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Translator

public class NullTranslator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Translator

A translator that returns the input value itself. Used by the BuilderFactory's <string> constructor argument element.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary

NullTranslator()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

translate(Module contributingModule, java.lang.Class propertyType, java.lang.String inputValue, Location location) Returns the inputValue.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NullTranslator

public NullTranslator()

Method Detail

translate

public java.lang.Object translate(Module contributingModule,
                                  java.lang.Class propertyType,
                                  java.lang.String inputValue,
                                  Location location)

Returns the inputValue.

Specified by:

translate in interface Translator

Parameters:

contributingModule - the module from which the input value originates

propertyType - the type of the property to be assigned by this translator; smart translators may be able to automatically convert from string to the correct type

inputValue - the value to be translated, either an attribute value or the content of the element

location - the location of the inputValue; used to set the location of created objects, or when reporting errors