net.jini.lookup.entry

Class EntryBeans

java.lang.Object

net.jini.lookup.entry.EntryBeans

public class EntryBeans
extends Object

Utility class for handling JavaBeans(TM) components that relate to Entry classes in the Jini(TM) lookup service.

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EntryBeans()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static EntryBean	createBean(Entry ent) Create a bean of the appropriate type for the given Entry object, and link it to the object for immediate manipulation.
static Class	getBeanClass(Class c) Return the class of JavaBeans component that corresponds to a particular Entry class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EntryBeans

public EntryBeans()

Method Detail

createBean

public static EntryBean createBean(Entry ent)
                            throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                   IOException

Create a bean of the appropriate type for the given Entry object, and link it to the object for immediate manipulation.

Parameters:

ent - the Entry for which to create and link a bean

Returns:

a new bean of the right type, linked to the given Entry

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - no bean class of the appropriate type could be found

ClassCastException - the bean class does not implement the EntryBean interface

IOException - the JavaBeans component could not be instantiated

getBeanClass

public static Class getBeanClass(Class c)
                          throws ClassNotFoundException

Return the class of JavaBeans component that corresponds to a particular Entry class. The class passed in as argument must implement the Entry interface.

Parameters:

c - the class for which a JavaBeans component should be found

Returns:

corresponding JavaBeans component class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - no such class could be found

ClassCastException - the class does not implement the EntryBean interface

See Also:

EntryBean