com.ibm.wps.pb.property
Class PropertyFactory

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.wps.pb.property.PropertyFactory

Deprecated. since 6.0.1 Support of the IBM portlet API may be removed in a future release of WebSphere Portal. Use of the Java Portlet API (javax.portlet) is recommended instead.

public class PropertyFactory
extends java.lang.Object

A factory class which must be used to create instances of interfaces in the com.ibm.wps.pb.property package.

Since:

5.0

Method Summary

static Action	createAction(PortletSettings settings) Deprecated. Creates and returns an Action object.
static Parameter	createParameter(Property property, Action action) Deprecated. Creates and returns a Parameter object associated with the parent action and containing the specified property.
static Property	createProperty(PortletSettings settings) Deprecated. Creates and returns a Property object.
static PropertyValue	createPropertyValue(Property property, java.lang.Object value) Deprecated. Creates and returns a PropertyValue object encapsulating a property and a value.
static PropertyValue	createPropertyValue(Property property, java.lang.Object value, java.lang.String changeType) Deprecated. Creates and returns a PropertyValue object encapsulating a property and a value and a reason for change.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createAction

public static Action createAction(PortletSettings settings)
                           throws InvalidPropertyException

Deprecated.

Creates and returns an Action object. The required fields on the Action must be initialized using setters.

Parameters:

settings - the PortletSettings identifying the caller

Returns:

the Action object

Throws:

InvalidPropertyException - if argument is invalid

See Also:

Action

createProperty

public static Property createProperty(PortletSettings settings)
                               throws InvalidPropertyException

Deprecated.

Creates and returns a Property object. The required fields on the Property must be initialized using setters.

Parameters:

settings - the PortletSettings identifying the caller

Returns:

the Property object

Throws:

InvalidPropertyException - if argument is invalid

See Also:

Property

createParameter

public static Parameter createParameter(Property property,
                                        Action action)
                                 throws InvalidPropertyException

Deprecated.

Creates and returns a Parameter object associated with the parent action and containing the specified property. The required fields on the Parameter must be initialized using setters.

Parameters:

property - the Property identifying the contained property

action - the Action identifying the parent action

Returns:

the Parameter object

Throws:

InvalidPropertyException - if argument is invalid

See Also:

Parameter

createPropertyValue

public static PropertyValue createPropertyValue(Property property,
                                                java.lang.Object value)
                                         throws InvalidPropertyException

Deprecated.

Creates and returns a PropertyValue object encapsulating a property and a value. The value must be an instance of the java class the property is associated with.

Parameters:

property - the Property identifying the contained property

value - the value

Returns:

the PropertyValue object

Throws:

InvalidPropertyException - if argument is invalid

See Also:

PropertyValue

createPropertyValue

public static PropertyValue createPropertyValue(Property property,
                                                java.lang.Object value,
                                                java.lang.String changeType)
                                         throws InvalidPropertyException

Deprecated.

Creates and returns a PropertyValue object encapsulating a property and a value and a reason for change. The value must be an instance of the java class the property is associated with.

Parameters:

property - the Property identifying the contained property

value - the value

changeType - the change type. Must be one of the "CHANGE_TYPE" constants defined in PropertyValue

Returns:

the PropertyValue object

Throws:

InvalidPropertyException - if argument is invalid