net.sf.adatagenerator.api
Interface ValueModifier<V>

Type Parameters:

V - the value type

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<NamedInstance>, NamedInstance

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractValueModifier, AbstractValueModifier.StringModifier, CharInserter, FebrlDataDrivenModifier, GivenNameMisspeller, NoChangeValueModifier, NullValueModifier, OCRTransformer, PhoneticTransformer, Transpositioner

public interface ValueModifier<V>
extends NamedInstance

Declares a capability for modifying a property value of a Java Bean.

Method Summary

Class<V>	getValueType() An optional hint to clients that use reflection for the type of value modified by this instance.
V	modifyValue(V value) Modifies and returns the specified value

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

compareContexts, compareTo, getContext, getContextComparator, getName, getNamedInstanceComparator

Method Detail

getValueType

Class<V> getValueType()

An optional hint to clients that use reflection for the type of value modified by this instance.

Returns:

may be null

modifyValue

V modifyValue(V value)
              throws ModificationException

Modifies and returns the specified value

Throws:

ModificationException