oracle.ide.model
Class Reference

java.lang.Object
  oracle.ide.model.Reference

All Implemented Interfaces:

Data, Locatable

public class Reference

extends java.lang.Object

implements Data, Locatable

The Reference class is used to reference data nodes such as workspaces and projects from their containers. When a container saves its data, saving a Reference saves the url to the data node in the container file.

Constructor Summary

Reference()

Reference(Node node)

Reference(Reference reference)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getData() Returns the data element associated with this Data.
java.lang.Class	getNodeClass()
java.net.URL	getURL() Gets the node's URL.
void	setNodeClass(java.lang.Class nodeClass)
void	setURL(java.net.URL url) Sets the node's URL.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Reference

public Reference()

Reference

public Reference(Reference reference)

Reference

public Reference(Node node)

Method Detail

getData

public java.lang.Object getData()

Description copied from interface: Data

Returns the data element associated with this Data. The getData() method provides a standard means for getting the data element whether or not it is same object as its Element object.

Specified by:

getData in interface Data

Returns:

the data object associated with this Data instance.

getURL

public java.net.URL getURL()

Gets the node's URL. The node must exist before calling this method.

Specified by:

getURL in interface Locatable

Returns:

The URL identifying this Locatable.

setURL

public void setURL(java.net.URL url)

Sets the node's URL. The url can only be set if the node does not yet exist. Once the node exists, setting the URL is ignored.

Specified by:

setURL in interface Locatable

Parameters:

url - The URL to set.

getNodeClass

public java.lang.Class getNodeClass()

setNodeClass

public void setNodeClass(java.lang.Class nodeClass)