IAnnotationReferenceProcessor (IIZI(R) 1.6.0.15561 Java API Specification)

All Known Implementing Classes:
FullVSAnnotationReferenceProcessor, UIAnnotationReferenceProcessor, UIPanelAnnotationReferenceProcessor, VSAnnotationReferenceProcessor
```
public interface IAnnotationReferenceProcessor<SCOPE extends PropCnr,COMP extends GProp<?>>
```
Tagging interface used by the AnnotationType's to handle reference look-up, validation and refactoring. The real implementor of the class....
Author:
Christopher Mindus

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getReferencePath(GProp<?> comp)`	Returns the reference path of a component, relative or full depending if it is scoped or not.
`java.lang.Class<SCOPE>`	`getScopeClass()`	Returns the class for the scope reference.
`COMP`	`resolveReference(GProp<?> scope, java.lang.String reference)`	Resolves a reference name to a UI component.

- Method Detail
  - getScopeClass
```
java.lang.Class<SCOPE> getScopeClass()
```
    Returns the class for the scope reference.
    Returns:
    The scope class, or null if not a scoped annotation.
  - resolveReference
```
COMP resolveReference(GProp<?> scope,
                      java.lang.String reference)
               throws PropTypeException,
                      NotFoundException
```
    Resolves a reference name to a UI component.
    Parameters:
    scope - The scope, should be instance of getScopeClass(), or any property in the Module Model if getScopeClass() returns null.
    reference - The relative name from the component to loop up, or the full reference if not scoped.
    Returns:
    The component found, never null.
    Throws:
    PropTypeException - If the property is not found or if the property is of wrong type.
    NotFoundException - If the component is not found.
  - getReferencePath
```
java.lang.String getReferencePath(GProp<?> comp)
                           throws java.lang.IllegalStateException,
                                  PropTypeException
```
    Returns the reference path of a component, relative or full depending if it is scoped or not.
    Parameters:
    comp - The component.
    Returns:
    The path.
    Throws:
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the tree is invalid.
    PropTypeException - If the property type is invalid.