org.qi4j.api.value
Interface ValueBuilderFactory

public interface ValueBuilderFactory

Factory for Values and ValueBuilders.

Method Summary

<T> T	newValue(Class<T> valueType) Instantiate a Value of the given type.
<T> ValueBuilder<T>	newValueBuilder(Class<T> valueType) Create a builder for creating new Values that implements the given Value type.
<T> T	newValueFromJSON(Class<T> valueType, String jsonValue)

Method Detail

newValueBuilder

<T> ValueBuilder<T> newValueBuilder(Class<T> valueType)
                                throws NoSuchValueException

Create a builder for creating new Values that implements the given Value type.

Parameters:

valueType - an interface that describes the Composite to be instantiated

Returns:

a ValueBuilder for creation of ValueComposites implementing the interface

Throws:

NoSuchValueException - if no value extending the mixinType has been registered

newValue

<T> T newValue(Class<T> valueType)
           throws NoSuchValueException,
                  ConstructionException

Instantiate a Value of the given type.

Parameters:

valueType - the Value type to instantiate

Returns:

a new Value instance

Throws:

NoSuchValueException - if no value extending the mixinType has been registered

ConstructionException - if the value could not be instantiated

newValueFromJSON

<T> T newValueFromJSON(Class<T> valueType,
                       String jsonValue)