helma.framework.demo
Class SimplePathElement

java.lang.Object
  helma.framework.demo.SimplePathElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

IPathElement

public class SimplePathElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements IPathElement

This is an example implementation for the helma.framework.IPathElement interface. It creates any child element which is requested on the fly without ever asking.

Constructor Summary

SimplePathElement()
Constructor for the root element.

SimplePathElement(java.lang.String n, IPathElement p)
Constructor for non-root elements.

Method Summary

IPathElement	getChildElement(java.lang.String n) Returns a child element for this object, creating it on the fly.
java.lang.String	getElementName() Returns the element name to be used for this object.
IPathElement	getParentElement() Returns this object's parent element
java.lang.String	getPrototype() Returns the name of the scripting prototype to be used for this object.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimplePathElement

public SimplePathElement()

Constructor for the root element.

SimplePathElement

public SimplePathElement(java.lang.String n,
                         IPathElement p)

Constructor for non-root elements.

Method Detail

getChildElement

public IPathElement getChildElement(java.lang.String n)

Returns a child element for this object, creating it on the fly.

Specified by:

getChildElement in interface IPathElement

getParentElement

public IPathElement getParentElement()

Returns this object's parent element

Specified by:

getParentElement in interface IPathElement

getElementName

public java.lang.String getElementName()

Returns the element name to be used for this object.

Specified by:

getElementName in interface IPathElement

getPrototype

public java.lang.String getPrototype()

Returns the name of the scripting prototype to be used for this object. This will be "root" for the root element and "hopobject for everything else.

Specified by:

getPrototype in interface IPathElement

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this element.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object