net.sf.composite
Interface ListableComposite

All Superinterfaces:

Composite

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseComposite, CompositeDecorator

public interface ListableComposite
extends Composite

A composite that can be queried for information about its components.

Since:

Dec 27, 2004

Author:

Matt Sgarlata

Method Summary

boolean	containsComponentOfType(java.lang.Class componentType) Indicates whether one or more components of the given type make up this composite.
java.lang.Object[]	getComponentsOfType(java.lang.Class componentType) Returns the components that make up this composite that are of the given type.

Method Detail

getComponentsOfType

java.lang.Object[] getComponentsOfType(java.lang.Class componentType)
                                       throws CompositeException

Returns the components that make up this composite that are of the given type.

Parameters:

componentType - the type of component for which we are searching

Returns:

the components that make up this composite that are of the given type

Throws:

CompositeException - if an error occurrs

See Also:

ContainerUtils.getElementsOfType(Object[], Class)

containsComponentOfType

boolean containsComponentOfType(java.lang.Class componentType)
                                throws CompositeException

Indicates whether one or more components of the given type make up this composite.

Parameters:

componentType - the type of component for which we are searching

Returns:

true if one or more of the components of the given type make up this composite or
false, otherwise

Throws:

CompositeException - if an error occurrs