org.apache.cayenne.reflect

## Class BaseArcProperty

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    ArcProperty, Property
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    BaseToManyProperty, BaseToOneProperty

      public abstract class BaseArcProperty
      extends BaseProperty
      implements ArcProperty

  A base implementation of the `ArcProperty`.
  Since:
    3.0

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected String` | `complimentaryReverseArcName`
    `protected ObjRelationship` | `relationship`
    `protected ClassDescriptor` | `targetDescriptor`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseProperty

      `accessor, owner`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `BaseArcProperty(ClassDescriptor owner, ClassDescriptor targetDescriptor, Accessor accessor, String reverseName)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ArcProperty` | `getComplimentaryReverseArc()` Returns a complimentary reverse ArcProperty or null if no reverse arc exists.
    `ObjRelationship` | `getRelationship()` Returns a relationship associated with this arc.
    `ClassDescriptor` | `getTargetDescriptor()` Returns a ClassDescriptor for the type of graph nodes pointed to by this arc property.
    `abstract boolean` | `isFault(Object source)` Returns whether a target node connected to a given object is an unresolved fault.
    `protected void` | `setReverse(Object source, Object oldTarget, Object newTarget)` A convenience method to set the reverse arc used by subclasses.
    `abstract boolean` | `visit(PropertyVisitor visitor)` A visitor accept method.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.cayenne.reflect.BaseProperty

      `getName, injectValueHolder, readProperty, readPropertyDirectly, toString, writeProperty, writePropertyDirectly`

    - ### 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

      `invalidate`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cayenne.reflect.Property

      `getName, injectValueHolder, readProperty, readPropertyDirectly, writeProperty, writePropertyDirectly`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### complimentaryReverseArcName

          protected String complimentaryReverseArcName

    - #### targetDescriptor

          protected ClassDescriptor targetDescriptor

    - #### relationship

          protected ObjRelationship relationship

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BaseArcProperty

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

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### visit

          public abstract boolean visit(PropertyVisitor visitor)

      Description copied from interface: `Property`
      A visitor accept method.
      Specified by:
        `visit` in interface `Property`
      Specified by:
        `visit` in class `BaseProperty`
      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.

    - #### isFault

          public abstract boolean isFault(Object source)

      Description copied from interface: `ArcProperty`
      Returns whether a target node connected to a given object is an unresolved fault.
      Specified by:
        `isFault` in interface `ArcProperty`
      Parameters:
        `source` - an object that is a source object of the relationship.

    - #### getRelationship

          public ObjRelationship getRelationship()

      Description copied from interface: `ArcProperty`
      Returns a relationship associated with this arc.
      Specified by:
        `getRelationship` in interface `ArcProperty`

    - #### getComplimentaryReverseArc

          public ArcProperty getComplimentaryReverseArc()

      Description copied from interface: `ArcProperty`
      Returns a complimentary reverse ArcProperty or null if no reverse arc exists.
      Specified by:
        `getComplimentaryReverseArc` in interface `ArcProperty`

    - #### getTargetDescriptor

          public ClassDescriptor getTargetDescriptor()

      Description copied from interface: `ArcProperty`
      Returns a ClassDescriptor for the type of graph nodes pointed to by this arc property. Note that considering that a target object may be a subclass of the class handled by the descriptor, users of this method may need to call `ClassDescriptor.getSubclassDescriptor(Class)` before using the descriptor to access objects.
      Specified by:
        `getTargetDescriptor` in interface `ArcProperty`

    - #### setReverse

          protected void setReverse(Object source,
                        Object oldTarget,
                        Object newTarget)

      A convenience method to set the reverse arc used by subclasses.

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