net.sf.adatagenerator.api
Interface PairModifier<T,P extends ModifiablePair<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - the bean type

P - the pair type

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<NamedInstance>, NamedInstance

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompositePairModifier, DefaultPairModifier, RandomPairModifier

public interface PairModifier<T,P extends ModifiablePair<T>>
extends NamedInstance

Declares a capability for modifying modifies a pair of Java Beans.

Author:

rphall

Nested Class Summary

static class

PairModifier.ModificationResult An enumeration of how a processor may change a pair by processing it.

Method Summary

P	modifyPair(P target) Modifies the target and updates its current status.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.adatagenerator.api.NamedInstance

compareContexts, compareTo, getContext, getContextComparator, getName, getNamedInstanceComparator

Method Detail

modifyPair

P modifyPair(P target)
                                       throws ModificationException

Modifies the target and updates its current status.

Parameters:

target - the object to modify

Returns:

the modified target (or a modified copy of the target)

Throws:

ModificationException - if modification fails