com.bc.ceres.core

Interface ExtensionFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SingleTypeExtensionFactory

public interface ExtensionFactory

A factory providing runtime extensions for a given object.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getExtension(Object object, Class<?> extensionType) Gets an instance of an extension type for the specified object.
Class<?>[]	getExtensionTypes()

Method Detail

getExtension

Object getExtension(Object object,
                    Class<?> extensionType)

Gets an instance of an extension type for the specified object.

Parameters:

object - The object.

extensionType - The type of the requested extension.

Returns:

The extension instance, or null if the given object is not extensible by this factory.

getExtensionTypes

Class<?>[] getExtensionTypes()

Returns:

The array of extension types supported by this factory.