org.nakedobjects.object.collection
Class ArbitraryCollection

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      org.nakedobjects.object.AbstractNakedObject
          org.nakedobjects.object.collection.AbstractNakedCollection
              org.nakedobjects.object.collection.ArbitraryCollection

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, Naked, NakedCollection, NakedObject, java.io.Serializable

public class ArbitraryCollection

extends AbstractNakedCollection

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ArbitraryCollection()

ArbitraryCollection(java.lang.String name)
Constructs collection and sets the name.

Method Summary

Permission	canAdd(NakedObject object) Vetos the addition to this collection if the object being added requests it.
Permission	canRemove(NakedObject object) Vetos the removal from this collection if the object being removed requests it.
TextString	getName() returns name of the collection.
void	setName(java.lang.String name) Sets the name of the collection, by changing the value held in the name field.
Title	title() by default returns the collections name and its number of elements

Methods inherited from class org.nakedobjects.object.collection.AbstractNakedCollection

add, addAll, added, contains, displayElements, elements, extract, first, getDisplaySize, getMaxCacheSize, hasNext, hasPrevious, isEmpty, last, next, position, previous, remove, removeAll, removed, reset, search, setDisplaySize, setMaxCacheSize, size

Methods inherited from class org.nakedobjects.object.AbstractNakedObject

about, aboutExplorationActionClass, aboutExplorationActionClone, aboutExplorationActionMakePersistent, canClone, contextualTitle, copyObject, created, createInstance, createInstance, createTransientInstance, deleted, destroy, equals, explorationActionClass, explorationActionClone, explorationActionMakePersistent, getClassHelpText, getClassName, getCollectiveName, getFullClassName, getIconName, getIdString, getNakedClass, getObjectHelpText, getObjectStore, getOid, hashCode, iconImage, init, isFinder, isLookupElement, isPersistent, isResolved, isSameAs, isValid, makeFinder, makePersistent, objectChanged, readExternal, resolve, resolve, setChangedAndNotifyObservers, setOid, setResolved, summary, toString, writeExternal

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, clearChanged, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers, setChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.object.NakedCollection

copyObject

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.object.NakedObject

addObserver, contextualTitle, countObservers, created, deleted, deleteObserver, destroy, getCollectiveName, getIdString, getNakedClass, getObjectStore, getOid, hasChanged, iconImage, isFinder, isLookupElement, isPersistent, isResolved, makeFinder, makePersistent, objectChanged, resolve, setChangedAndNotifyObservers, setOid, setResolved

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.object.Naked

about, getClassName, getFullClassName, getObjectHelpText, isSameAs, isValid, summary

Constructor Detail

ArbitraryCollection

public ArbitraryCollection()

ArbitraryCollection

public ArbitraryCollection(java.lang.String name)

Constructs collection and sets the name.

See Also:

setName(String)

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Sets the name of the collection, by changing the value held in the name field.

See Also:

getName()

getName

public TextString getName()

returns name of the collection.

See Also:

setName(String)

canAdd

public Permission canAdd(NakedObject object)

Description copied from interface: NakedCollection

Vetos the addition to this collection if the object being added requests it. Returns the result of canAddTo() called on the object reference. Also disallows the addition of itself. By default a collection can be added to another collection (but not to itself). Any type of object which wishes to restrict its placement in a collection should override this method.

Specified by:

canAdd in interface NakedCollection

Specified by:

canAdd in class AbstractNakedCollection

canRemove

public Permission canRemove(NakedObject object)

Description copied from interface: NakedCollection

Vetos the removal from this collection if the object being removed requests it. Returns the result of canRemoveFrom() called on the object reference.

Specified by:

canRemove in interface NakedCollection

Specified by:

canRemove in class AbstractNakedCollection

title

public Title title()

Description copied from interface: NakedCollection

by default returns the collections name and its number of elements

Specified by:

title in interface NakedCollection

Overrides:

title in class AbstractNakedCollection