org.apache.avalon.composition.data
Class EntryDirective

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.avalon.composition.data.EntryDirective

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConstructorDirective, ImportDirective

public abstract class EntryDirective

extends Object

implements Serializable

A entry descriptor declares the context entry import or creation criteria for a single context entry instance.

XML

A entry may contain either (a) a single nested import directive, or (b) a single param constructor directives.

  <context>

    <!-- option (a) nested import -->
    <entry key="my-home-dir">
       <include key="urn:avalon:home"/>
    </entry>

    <!-- option (b) param constructors -->
    <entry key="title">
       <param>Lord of the Rings</>
    </entry>
    <entry key="home">
      <param class="java.io.File">../home</param>
    </entry>

  </context>
 

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.2 $ $Date: 2004/05/19 09:27:59 $

Author:

Avalon Development Team

See Also:

ImportDirective, Parameter, ContextDirective, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

EntryDirective(String key)
Creation of a new entry directive using a import directive.

Method Summary

String

getKey() Return the context key.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EntryDirective

public EntryDirective(String key)

Creation of a new entry directive using a import directive.

Parameters:

key - the entry key

Method Detail

getKey

public String getKey()

Return the context key.

Returns:

the key