Package org.instancio

Interface Selector

All Superinterfaces:
ConvertibleToScope, DepthSelector, GroupableSelector, LenientSelector, ScopeableSelector, TargetSelector, WithinScope
public interface Selector extends DepthSelector, ScopeableSelector
Represents regular field and class selectors, including primitive and wrapper selectors.
Since:
1.2.0
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • atDepth

      ScopeableSelector atDepth(int depth)
      Restricts this selector's targets to the specified depth. The selector will only apply to targets at the specified depth.

      When a selector with atDepth(N) is converted using toScope(), the semantics of the within(Scope...) method still apply, meaning that the selection applies to targets at depth equal to or greater than N.

      The root object is considered to be at depth 0.

      Specified by:
      atDepth in interface DepthSelector
      Parameters:
      depth - the depth at which the selector should apply
      Returns:
      a selector restricted to the specified depth
      Since:
      3.0.0
      See Also:

    • within

      GroupableSelector within(Scope... scopes)
      Specifies the scope for this selector in order to narrow down its target.

      For example, given the following classes: 

      
 record Phone(String countryCode, String number) {}

 record Person(Phone home, Phone cell) {}

      setting home and cell phone numbers to different values would require differentiating between two field(Phone::number) selectors. This can be achieved using scopes as follows: 

      
 Scope homePhone = field(Person::home).toScope();
 Scope cellPhone = field(Person::cell).toScope();

 Person person = Instancio.of(Person.class)
     .set(field(Phone::number).within(homePhone), "777-88-99")
     .set(field(Phone::number).within(cellPhone), "123-45-67")
     .create();

      See Selector Scopes section of the user guide for details.

      Specified by:
      within in interface ScopeableSelector
      Specified by:
      within in interface WithinScope
      Parameters:
      scopes - one or more scopes to apply
      Returns:
      a selector with the specified scope
      Since:
      1.3.0