org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.specloader.collectiontyperegistry

Interface CollectionTypeRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

ApplicationScopedComponent, Component, Injectable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionTypeRegistryAbstract, CollectionTypeRegistryDefault

public interface CollectionTypeRegistry
extends Injectable, ApplicationScopedComponent

Defines the types which are considered to be collections.

In this way there are similarities with the way in which value types are specified using @Value. However, we need to maintain a repository of these collection types once nominated so that when we introspect classes we look for collections first, and then properties second.

TODO: plan is to allow new collection types to be installed dynamically, allowing the domain programmer to declare custom classes to have collection semantics.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>[]	getCollectionType()
boolean	isArrayType(Class<?> cls)
boolean	isCollectionType(Class<?> cls)
OneToManyFeature.CollectionSemantics	semanticsOf(Class<?> cls)

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.isis.core.commons.components.Injectable

injectInto

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.isis.core.commons.components.ApplicationScopedComponent

init, shutdown

Method Detail

isCollectionType

boolean isCollectionType(Class<?> cls)

isArrayType

boolean isArrayType(Class<?> cls)

getCollectionType

Class<?>[] getCollectionType()

semanticsOf

OneToManyFeature.CollectionSemantics semanticsOf(Class<?> cls)