org.biopax.paxtools.controller

Class TransitivePropertyAccessor<R extends BioPAXElement,D extends R>

java.lang.Object

org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter<D,R>

org.biopax.paxtools.controller.DecoratingPropertyAccessor<D,R>

org.biopax.paxtools.controller.TransitivePropertyAccessor<R,D>

All Implemented Interfaces:

PropertyAccessor<D,R>

public class TransitivePropertyAccessor<R extends BioPAXElement,D extends R>
extends DecoratingPropertyAccessor<D,R>

This class is a transitive decorator for PropertyAccessors. BioPAX has transitive properties, such as: memberEntityReference, memberEntityFeature, memberPhysicalEntity, component. These all represent nested containment relationships. When decorating a suitable property accessor this accessor will traverse the whole nesting hierarchy and bring all children( or if inverse parents). For example when used on a Complex.getComponent() it will not only return the immediate components but also the components of the components.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.DecoratingPropertyAccessor

impl

Fields inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter

domain, multipleCardinality, range

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <R extends BioPAXElement,D extends R> TransitivePropertyAccessor<R,D>	create(PropertyAccessor<D,R> pa)
Set<? extends R>	getValueFromBean(D bean) Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.

Methods inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.DecoratingPropertyAccessor

isUnknown

Methods inherited from class org.biopax.paxtools.controller.PropertyAccessorAdapter

getDomain, getRange, getValueFromBeans, isMultipleCardinality

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getValueFromBean

public Set<? extends R> getValueFromBean(D bean)
                                  throws IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

Description copied from interface: PropertyAccessor

Returns the value of the bean using the default getMethod.

Parameters:

bean - the object whose property is requested

Returns:

an object as the value

Throws:

IllegalBioPAXArgumentException

create

public static <R extends BioPAXElement,D extends R> TransitivePropertyAccessor<R,D> create(PropertyAccessor<D,R> pa)