org.apache.jackrabbit.core
Class NodeTypeInstanceHandler

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.core.NodeTypeInstanceHandler

public class NodeTypeInstanceHandler
extends Object

The NodeTypeInstanceHandler is used to provide or initialize system protected properties (or child nodes).

Field Summary

static String

DEFAULT_USERID Default user id in the case where the creating user cannot be determined.

Constructor Summary

NodeTypeInstanceHandler(String userId)
Creates a new node type instance handler.

Method Summary

InternalValue[]	computeSystemGeneratedPropertyValues(NodeState parent, QPropertyDefinition def) Computes the values of well-known system (i.e. protected) properties.
void	setDefaultValues(PropertyState property, NodeState parent, QPropertyDefinition def) Sets the system-generated or node type -specified default values of the given property.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_USERID

public static final String DEFAULT_USERID

Default user id in the case where the creating user cannot be determined.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

NodeTypeInstanceHandler

public NodeTypeInstanceHandler(String userId)

Creates a new node type instance handler.

Parameters:

userId - the user id. if null, "system" is used.

Method Detail

setDefaultValues

public void setDefaultValues(PropertyState property,
                             NodeState parent,
                             QPropertyDefinition def)
                      throws RepositoryException

Sets the system-generated or node type -specified default values of the given property. If such values are not specified, then the property is not modified.

Parameters:

property - property state

parent - parent node state

def - property definition

Throws:

RepositoryException - if the default values could not be created

computeSystemGeneratedPropertyValues

public InternalValue[] computeSystemGeneratedPropertyValues(NodeState parent,
                                                            QPropertyDefinition def)

Computes the values of well-known system (i.e. protected) properties.

Parameters:

parent - the parent node state

def - the definition of the property to compute

Returns:

the computed values