com.gridsystems.nextgrid.api.pom.ref
Class ObjectReference<E>

java.lang.Object
  com.gridsystems.nextgrid.api.pom.ref.ReferenceSupport<E>
      com.gridsystems.nextgrid.api.pom.ref.ObjectReference<E>

Type Parameters:

E - Class type

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, nextgrid.api.pom.Reference<E>

public class ObjectReference<E>
extends ReferenceSupport<E>

Reference to an arbitrary object. For being used only in specialised cases.

Author:

Rodrigo Ruiz

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.gridsystems.nextgrid.api.pom.ref.ReferenceSupport

LOG

Constructor Summary

ObjectReference(java.lang.Class<E> type)
Creates a new instance.

ObjectReference(java.lang.Class<E> type, E value)
Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

boolean	canCastFrom(java.lang.Class<?> type)
boolean	canCastTo(java.lang.Class<?> type)
java.lang.Object	castTo(java.lang.Class<?> type)
E	getValue()
java.lang.Class<E>	getValueType()
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value)

Methods inherited from class com.gridsystems.nextgrid.api.pom.ref.ReferenceSupport

addReader, addWriter, clearLinks, copy, dispose, getReaders, getWriters, isAvailable, readLock, removeReader, removeWriter, reset, setAvailable, waitAvailable, writeLock

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectReference

public ObjectReference(java.lang.Class<E> type)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

type - Value type

ObjectReference

public ObjectReference(java.lang.Class<E> type,
                       E value)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

type - Value type

value - Value

Method Detail

canCastFrom

public boolean canCastFrom(java.lang.Class<?> type)

canCastTo

public boolean canCastTo(java.lang.Class<?> type)

castTo

public java.lang.Object castTo(java.lang.Class<?> type)

getValue

public E getValue()

getValueType

public java.lang.Class<E> getValueType()

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)