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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2006 Werner Guttman
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11   * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12   * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14   * limitations under the License.
15   */
16  package org.exolab.castor.xml;
17  
18  import org.exolab.castor.mapping.FieldDescriptor;
19  
20  /**
21   * Internal class used to save state for reference resolution.
22   * @author <a href="mailto:werner DOT guttmann AT gmx DOT net">Werner Guttmann</a>
23   * @version $Revision: 0000 $ $Date:$
24   */
25  class ReferenceInfo {
26  
27      /** The ID(REF) value of the target object instance. */
28      private final String id;
29      /** The target object referenced by this IDREF instance. */
30      private final Object target;
31      /** XML Field descriptor referenced by this IDREF instance. */
32      private final XMLFieldDescriptor descriptor;
33  
34      /** The 'next' ReferenceInfo instance. */
35      private ReferenceInfo next = null;
36  
37      /**
38       * Creates a new {@link ReferenceInfo}.
39       * @param id The identity of this XML ID reference instance.
40       * @param target The target object referenced by this IDREF instance.
41       * @param descriptor The {@link XMLFieldDescriptor} for the target object.
42       */
43      public ReferenceInfo(final String id, final Object target, final XMLFieldDescriptor descriptor) {
44          this.id = id;
45          this.target = target;
46          this.descriptor = descriptor;
47      }
48  
49      /**
50       * Sets a reference to the 'next' ReferenceInfo instance.
51       * @param info The 'next' ReferenceInfo instance.
52       */
53      public void setNext(ReferenceInfo info) {
54          this.next = info;
55      }
56  
57      /**
58       * Returns the field descriptor referenced by this IDREF instance.
59       * @return the field descriptor referenced by this IDREF instance.
60       */
61      public FieldDescriptor getDescriptor() {
62          return this.descriptor;
63      }
64  
65      /**
66       * Returns the target object referenced by this IDREF instance.
67       * @return the target object referenced by this IDREF instance.
68       */
69      public Object getTarget() {
70          return this.target;
71      }
72  
73      /**
74       * Returns the next 'ReferenceInfo' instance.
75       * @return the next 'ReferenceInfo' instance.
76       */
77      public ReferenceInfo getNext() {
78          return this.next;
79      }
80  
81      /**
82       * Returns the ID value of the target object instance.
83       * @return the ID value of the target object instance.
84       */
85      public String getId() {
86          return this.id;
87      }
88  
89  }