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## org.apache.cayenne.reflect
Class BaseToManyProperty

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseProperty
          org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseArcProperty
              org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseToManyProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ArcProperty, Property, ToManyProperty

Direct Known Subclasses:
  ListProperty

    public abstract class BaseToManyProperty

extends BaseArcProperty
implements ToManyProperty

A generic superclass of CollectionProperty implementations.

Since:
  1.2

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseArcProperty
`complimentaryReverseArcName, relationship, targetDescriptor`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseProperty
`accessor, owner`

Constructor Summary
`BaseToManyProperty(ClassDescriptor owner, ClassDescriptor targetDescriptor, Accessor accessor, String reverseName)`

Method Summary
`void` | `addTarget(Object source, Object target, boolean setReverse)`
`protected abstract ValueHolder` | `createCollectionValueHolder(Object object)` Creates a Collection for an object.
`protected ValueHolder` | `ensureCollectionValueHolderSet(Object object)` Checks that an object's List field described by this property is set, injecting a List if needed.
`void` | `injectValueHolder(Object object)` Injects a List in the object if it hasn't been done yet.
`Object` | `readProperty(Object object)` Returns a property value, inflating unresolved object if need.
`void` | `removeTarget(Object source, Object target, boolean setReverse)`
`boolean` | `visit(PropertyVisitor visitor)` A visitor accept method.
`void` | `writePropertyDirectly(Object object, Object oldValue, Object newValue)` Wraps list in a value holder that performs lazy faulting.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseArcProperty
`getComplimentaryReverseArc, getRelationship, getTargetDescriptor, isFault, setReverse`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseProperty
`getName, readPropertyDirectly, toString, writeProperty`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.reflect.ArcProperty
`getComplimentaryReverseArc, getRelationship, getTargetDescriptor, invalidate, isFault`

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.reflect.Property
`getName, readPropertyDirectly, writeProperty`

Constructor Detail

### BaseToManyProperty

    public BaseToManyProperty(ClassDescriptor owner,
                              ClassDescriptor targetDescriptor,
                              Accessor accessor,
                              String reverseName)

Method Detail

### readProperty

    public Object readProperty(Object object)
                        throws PropertyException

  Description copied from interface: `Property`
  Returns a property value, inflating unresolved object if need.

  Specified by:
    `readProperty` in interface `Property`
  Overrides:
    `readProperty` in class `BaseProperty`
  Throws:
    `PropertyException`

### writePropertyDirectly

    public void writePropertyDirectly(Object object,
                                      Object oldValue,
                                      Object newValue)
                               throws PropertyException

  Wraps list in a value holder that performs lazy faulting.

  Specified by:
    `writePropertyDirectly` in interface `Property`
  Overrides:
    `writePropertyDirectly` in class `BaseProperty`
  Throws:
    `PropertyException`

### addTarget

    public void addTarget(Object source,
                          Object target,
                          boolean setReverse)

  Specified by:
    `addTarget` in interface `ToManyProperty`

### removeTarget

    public void removeTarget(Object source,
                             Object target,
                             boolean setReverse)

  Specified by:
    `removeTarget` in interface `ToManyProperty`

### visit

    public boolean visit(PropertyVisitor visitor)

  Description copied from interface: `Property`
  A visitor accept method.

  Specified by:
    `visit` in interface `Property`
  Specified by:
    `visit` in class `BaseArcProperty`
  Returns:
    a status returned by the corresponding callback method of the visitor. It serves as an indication of whether peer properties processing is still needed.

### injectValueHolder

    public void injectValueHolder(Object object)
                           throws PropertyException

  Injects a List in the object if it hasn't been done yet.

  Specified by:
    `injectValueHolder` in interface `Property`
  Overrides:
    `injectValueHolder` in class `BaseProperty`
  Throws:
    `PropertyException`

### ensureCollectionValueHolderSet

    protected ValueHolder ensureCollectionValueHolderSet(Object object)
                                                  throws PropertyException

  Checks that an object's List field described by this property is set, injecting a List if needed.

  Throws:
    `PropertyException`

### createCollectionValueHolder

    protected abstract ValueHolder createCollectionValueHolder(Object object)
                                                        throws PropertyException

  Creates a Collection for an object.

  Throws:
    `PropertyException`

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