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package com.sun.beans.decoder;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;

This class is intended to handle <array> element, that is used to array creation. The length attribute specifies the length of the array. The class attribute specifies the elements type. The Object type is used by default. For example:
<array length="10"/>
is equivalent to new Component[10] in Java code. The set and get methods, as defined in the List interface, can be used as if they could be applied to array instances. The index attribute can thus be used with arrays. For example:
<array length="3" class="java.lang.String">
    <void index="1">
        <string>Hello, world</string>
    </void>
</array>
is equivalent to the following Java code:
String[] s = new String[3];
s[1] = "Hello, world";
It is possible to omit the length attribute and specify the values directly, without using void tags. The length of the array is equal to the number of values specified. For example:
<array id="array" class="int">
    <int>123</int>
    <int>456</int>
</array>
is equivalent to int[] array = {123, 456} in Java code.

The following attributes are supported:

length
the array length
class
the type of object for instantiation
id
the identifier of the variable that is intended to store the result
Author:Sergey A. Malenkov
Since:1.7
/** * This class is intended to handle &lt;array&gt; element, * that is used to array creation. * The {@code length} attribute specifies the length of the array. * The {@code class} attribute specifies the elements type. * The {@link Object} type is used by default. * For example:<pre> * &lt;array length="10"/&gt;</pre> * is equivalent to {@code new Component[10]} in Java code. * The {@code set} and {@code get} methods, * as defined in the {@link java.util.List} interface, * can be used as if they could be applied to array instances. * The {@code index} attribute can thus be used with arrays. * For example:<pre> * &lt;array length="3" class="java.lang.String"&gt; * &lt;void index="1"&gt; * &lt;string&gt;Hello, world&lt;/string&gt; * &lt;/void&gt; * &lt;/array&gt;</pre> * is equivalent to the following Java code:<pre> * String[] s = new String[3]; * s[1] = "Hello, world";</pre> * It is possible to omit the {@code length} attribute and * specify the values directly, without using {@code void} tags. * The length of the array is equal to the number of values specified. * For example:<pre> * &lt;array id="array" class="int"&gt; * &lt;int&gt;123&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;int&gt;456&lt;/int&gt; * &lt;/array&gt;</pre> * is equivalent to {@code int[] array = {123, 456}} in Java code. * <p>The following attributes are supported: * <dl> * <dt>length * <dd>the array length * <dt>class * <dd>the type of object for instantiation * <dt>id * <dd>the identifier of the variable that is intended to store the result * </dl> * * @since 1.7 * * @author Sergey A. Malenkov */
final class ArrayElementHandler extends NewElementHandler { private Integer length;
Parses attributes of the element. The following attributes are supported:
length
the array length
class
the type of object for instantiation
id
the identifier of the variable that is intended to store the result
Params:
  • name – the attribute name
  • value – the attribute value
/** * Parses attributes of the element. * The following attributes are supported: * <dl> * <dt>length * <dd>the array length * <dt>class * <dd>the type of object for instantiation * <dt>id * <dd>the identifier of the variable that is intended to store the result * </dl> * * @param name the attribute name * @param value the attribute value */
@Override public void addAttribute(String name, String value) { if (name.equals("length")) { // NON-NLS: the attribute name this.length = Integer.valueOf(value); } else { super.addAttribute(name, value); } }
Calculates the value of this element if the lentgh attribute is set.
/** * Calculates the value of this element * if the lentgh attribute is set. */
@Override public void startElement() { if (this.length != null) { getValueObject(); } }
Tests whether the value of this element can be used as an argument of the element that contained in this one.
Returns:true if the value of this element can be used as an argument of the element that contained in this one, false otherwise
/** * Tests whether the value of this element can be used * as an argument of the element that contained in this one. * * @return {@code true} if the value of this element can be used * as an argument of the element that contained in this one, * {@code false} otherwise */
@Override protected boolean isArgument() { return true; // hack for compatibility }
Creates an instance of the array.
Params:
  • type – the base class
  • args – the array of arguments
Returns:the value of this element
/** * Creates an instance of the array. * * @param type the base class * @param args the array of arguments * @return the value of this element */
@Override protected ValueObject getValueObject(Class<?> type, Object[] args) { if (type == null) { type = Object.class; } if (this.length != null) { return ValueObjectImpl.create(Array.newInstance(type, this.length)); } Object array = Array.newInstance(type, args.length); for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) { Array.set(array, i, args[i]); } return ValueObjectImpl.create(array); } }