Package de.intarsys.tools.adapter
Interface IAdapterSupport
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DelegatingLocator
,LocatorByReference
,LocatorViewport
,ReadOnlyLocator
public interface IAdapterSupport
An object that is able to be adapted to another type.
This can be interpreted as a "dynamic" cast to a type that is not statically declared for the receiver. This pattern allows more freedom in layered / component oriented architectures, as the receiver object is not forced to implement a certain interface at compile time.
A generic implementation of this method could use the IAdapterOutlet
singleton to delegate adapter creation to a registered
IAdapterFactory
.
public <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> clazz) { return AdapterOutlet.get().getAdapter(this, clazz); }
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescription<T> T
getAdapter
(Class<T> clazz) Return an object of typeclazz
that represents the receiver.
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Method Details
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getAdapter
Return an object of typeclazz
that represents the receiver.This method should return
null
if adaption is not possible.- Type Parameters:
T
-- Parameters:
clazz
-- Returns:
- Return an object of type
clazz
that represents the receiver.
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