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Commons Digester example source code file (SetRootRule.java)

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call, class, deprecated, deprecated, object, object, override, root, rule, setrootrule, setrootrule, string, string, stringbuffer

The Commons Digester SetRootRule.java source code

/* $Id: SetRootRule.java 992060 2010-09-02 19:09:47Z simonetripodi $
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package org.apache.commons.digester;


import org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils;


/**
 * <p>Rule implementation that calls a method on the root object on the stack,
 * passing the top object (child) as an argument.
 * It is important to remember that this rule acts on <code>end.

* * <p>This rule now supports more flexible method matching by default. * It is possible that this may break (some) code * written against release 1.1.1 or earlier. * See {@link #isExactMatch()} for more details.</p> */ public class SetRootRule extends Rule { // ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors /** * Construct a "set root" rule with the specified method name. The * method's argument type is assumed to be the class of the * child object. * * @param digester The associated Digester * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * * @deprecated The digester instance is now set in the {@link Digester#addRule} method. * Use {@link #SetRootRule(String methodName)} instead. */ @Deprecated public SetRootRule(Digester digester, String methodName) { this(methodName); } /** * Construct a "set root" rule with the specified method name. * * @param digester The associated Digester * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramType Java class of the parent method's argument * (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding * Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean * for a <code>boolean parameter) * * @deprecated The digester instance is now set in the {@link Digester#addRule} method. * Use {@link #SetRootRule(String methodName,String paramType)} instead. */ @Deprecated public SetRootRule(Digester digester, String methodName, String paramType) { this(methodName, paramType); } /** * Construct a "set root" rule with the specified method name. The * method's argument type is assumed to be the class of the * child object. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call */ public SetRootRule(String methodName) { this(methodName, null); } /** * Construct a "set root" rule with the specified method name. * * @param methodName Method name of the parent method to call * @param paramType Java class of the parent method's argument * (if you wish to use a primitive type, specify the corresonding * Java wrapper class instead, such as <code>java.lang.Boolean * for a <code>boolean parameter) */ public SetRootRule(String methodName, String paramType) { this.methodName = methodName; this.paramType = paramType; } // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables /** * The method name to call on the parent object. */ protected String methodName = null; /** * The Java class name of the parameter type expected by the method. */ protected String paramType = null; /** * Should we use exact matching. Default is no. */ protected boolean useExactMatch = false; // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods /** * <p>Is exact matching being used.

* * <p>This rule uses org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils * to introspect the relevent objects so that the right method can be called. * Originally, <code>MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod was used. * This matches methods very strictly * and so may not find a matching method when one exists. * This is still the behaviour when exact matching is enabled.</p> * * <p>When exact matching is disabled, MethodUtils.invokeMethod is used. * This method finds more methods but is less precise when there are several methods * with correct signatures. * So, if you want to choose an exact signature you might need to enable this property.</p> * * <p>The default setting is to disable exact matches.

* * @return true iff exact matching is enabled * @since Digester Release 1.1.1 */ public boolean isExactMatch() { return useExactMatch; } /** * <p>Set whether exact matching is enabled.

* * <p>See {@link #isExactMatch()}.

* * @param useExactMatch should this rule use exact method matching * @since Digester Release 1.1.1 */ public void setExactMatch(boolean useExactMatch) { this.useExactMatch = useExactMatch; } /** * Process the end of this element. */ @Override public void end() throws Exception { // Identify the objects to be used Object child = digester.peek(0); Object parent = digester.root; if (digester.log.isDebugEnabled()) { if (parent == null) { digester.log.debug("[SetRootRule]{" + digester.match + "} Call [NULL ROOT]." + methodName + "(" + child + ")"); } else { digester.log.debug("[SetRootRule]{" + digester.match + "} Call " + parent.getClass().getName() + "." + methodName + "(" + child + ")"); } } // Call the specified method Class<?> paramTypes[] = new Class[1]; if (paramType != null) { paramTypes[0] = digester.getClassLoader().loadClass(paramType); } else { paramTypes[0] = child.getClass(); } if (useExactMatch) { MethodUtils.invokeExactMethod(parent, methodName, new Object[]{ child }, paramTypes); } else { MethodUtils.invokeMethod(parent, methodName, new Object[]{ child }, paramTypes); } } /** * Render a printable version of this Rule. */ @Override public String toString() { StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("SetRootRule["); sb.append("methodName="); sb.append(methodName); sb.append(", paramType="); sb.append(paramType); sb.append("]"); return (sb.toString()); } }

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