Package com.iizix.prop

Interface IReferencingGProp

All Known Subinterfaces:
IKStringHolder<VALUE>, IKStringValuePropHolder<PROP_VALUE>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractBaseRelativeReference, AbstractFixedVirtualizedBaseRelativeReference, AbstractReference, AbstractUICompRelativeReference, AssetReference, AssetReferences, BackgroundImageReference, BadgeProp, ContextMenuReference, DatabaseTransactionReference, EditorSelectorReference, EditorVSFocusReference, EditorVSOnUIEvent, FixedVirtualizedAbstractReference, ImageReference, KStringProp, LabelForReference, PanelPartReference, PatternProp, PlainKStringProp, ScreenActionReference, ScreenFieldReference, SelectorReference, ServerConfigEnvReference, StylesReferences, TextTableReference, TooltipProp, ValueProp, VSActionActorParticipant, VSActionReference, VSColumnReference, VSComponentReference, VSFieldReference, VSFocusReference, VSGroupReference, VSOnUIEvent, VSParticipant, VSParticipantReference, VSReference, VSRelativeReference, VSTableColumnReference, VSTableReference, WebServiceReference
public interface IReferencingGProp
Interface used for instances having references. Only properties having references to others MUST implement it. It is used for reference gathering, circular reference checking, etc. A property, MUST be a GProp<?>, that implements this instance is generally owned by a parent property (method getParent()), except some properties, e.g. the KStringProp itself when the parent is a TextTable.
Author:
Christopher Mindus

  • Method Details

    • getParent

      PropCnr getParent()
      Gets the parent of this property.
      Returns:
      PropCnr The parent or null for none.

    • getReferenceType

      IPropReference.IRefType getReferenceType()
      Gets the reference Type.
      Returns:
      The reference type, generally a value from the enum IPropReference.RefType, otherwise a static final implementation of the reference type with locale support.

    • getReferencingOwner

      default IGProp<?> getReferencingOwner()
      Gets the referencing owner property that might be the one being referenced rather than this property implementing the IReferencingGProp interface.
      Returns:
      The referencing owner property, or null if not found or disposed of.

    • isReferencingMultipleTargets

      default boolean isReferencingMultipleTargets()
      Gets if this referencing property is of single-reference type or that can have between zero and many references.

      The default is false, i.e. one single reference.

      Returns:
      true if there are multiple references, false if there is just still one.

    • getDirectReferencedTarget

      default IGProp<?> getDirectReferencedTarget()
      Gets the single-referenced target. Referencing properties that can have multiple targets should ALWAYS return null for this method and use the method getDirectReferencedTargetSet() instead.
      Returns:
      The referenced property, or null for none. The default is that this method returns null unless overridden.

    • getDirectReferencedTargetSet

      default Set<IGProp<?>> getDirectReferencedTargetSet()
      Gets the set of properties that this referencing property directly references. Referencing properties that only has a single target should ALWAYS return null for this method and use the method getDirectReferencedTarget() instead.
      Returns:
      A set of properties, or null for none. The default is that this method returns null unless overridden.