Coverage Report - org.apache.commons.betwixt.registry.PolymorphicReferenceResolver

Classes in this File	Line Coverage	Branch Coverage	Complexity
PolymorphicReferenceResolver	N/A	N/A	1.0;1

1		/*
2		* Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
3		*
4		* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5		* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6		* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9		*
10		* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15		*/
16		package org.apache.commons.betwixt.registry;
17
18		import org.apache.commons.betwixt.io.read.ElementMapping;
19		import org.apache.commons.betwixt.io.read.ReadContext;
20
21		/**
22		* <p>Resolves polymorphic references.
23		* </p><p>
24		* A polymorphic reference is an element whose name and type
25		* resolution are postponed till bind-time.
26		* When the xml is read, the type can then resolved from
27		* by calling {@link #resolveType}.
28		* </p>
29		* @since 0.7
30		* @author <a href='http://jakarta.apache.org/'>Apache Commons Team</a>
31		*/
32		public interface PolymorphicReferenceResolver {
33
34		/**
35		* Resolves the bind-time type of a polymorphic element.
36		* @param mapping <code>ElementMapping</code> describing the (polymorphic) element being mapped,
37		* not null
38		* @param context <code>ReadContext</code>, not null
39		* @return the <code>Class</code> describing the type to which this element should be bound,
40		* or null if the reference cannot be resolved
41		*/
42		public Class resolveType(ElementMapping mapping, ReadContext context);
43		}