Package it.tidalwave.role

Interface Composite<TYPE,SPECIALIZED_FINDER extends Finder<? extends TYPE>>

All Known Subinterfaces:

SimpleComposite<TYPE>

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Composite<TYPE,SPECIALIZED_FINDER extends Finder<? extends TYPE>>

The role of a composite object, that is an object which contains children. They are exposed by means of a Finder.

Author:

Fabrizio Giudici

Status: stable API

Stereotype:

Role

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	Composite.Visitor<T,R>
static class	Composite.VisitorSupport<T,R>	A support class for Composite.Visitor which provides default empty methods.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.Class<Composite>	_Composite_
static Composite<java.lang.Object,Finder<java.lang.Object>>	DEFAULT	A default Composite with no children.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
SPECIALIZED_FINDER	findChildren()	Returns the children of this object.

Field Detail

_Composite_

static final java.lang.Class<Composite> _Composite_

DEFAULT

static final Composite<java.lang.Object,Finder<java.lang.Object>> DEFAULT

A default Composite with no children.

Method Detail

findChildren

@Nonnull
SPECIALIZED_FINDER findChildren()

Returns the children of this object.

Returns:

the children