Package org.apache.bval.jsr.util

Class PathNavigation

java.lang.Object

org.apache.bval.jsr.util.PathNavigation

public class PathNavigation
extends Object

Defines a path navigation algorithm and a means of interacting with same.

Version:

$Rev: 1136233 $ $Date: 2011-06-15 17:49:27 -0500 (Wed, 15 Jun 2011) $

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static interface	PathNavigation.Callback<T>	Path traversal callback function interface.
static class	PathNavigation.CallbackProcedure	Callback "procedure" that always returns null.
static class	PathNavigation.CompositeCallbackProcedure

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	navigate(CharSequence propertyPath, PathNavigation.Callback<?> callback)	Navigate a path using the specified callback.
static <T> T	navigateAndReturn(CharSequence propertyPath, PathNavigation.Callback<? extends T> callback)	Navigate a path using the specified callback, returning its result.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

navigateAndReturn

public static <T> T navigateAndReturn(CharSequence propertyPath,
                                      PathNavigation.Callback<? extends T> callback)

Navigate a path using the specified callback, returning its result.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

propertyPath - , null is assumed empty/root

callback -

Returns:

T result

navigate

public static void navigate(CharSequence propertyPath,
                            PathNavigation.Callback<?> callback)

Navigate a path using the specified callback.

Parameters:

propertyPath -

callback -