org.intermine.model
Interface FastPathObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

InterMineObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProxyReference

public interface FastPathObject

A root interface for all objects that can be stored in a InterMine database.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getFieldProxy(java.lang.String fieldName) Returns the value of a field without dereferencing any ProxyReference objects.
java.lang.Class<?>	getFieldType(java.lang.String fieldName) Returns the type of a field by name.
java.lang.Object	getFieldValue(java.lang.String fieldName) Returns the value of a field by name.
void	setFieldValue(java.lang.String fieldName, java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of a field by name.

Method Detail

getFieldValue

java.lang.Object getFieldValue(java.lang.String fieldName)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Returns the value of a field by name.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the field

Returns:

the value of the field

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - when something goes wrong

getFieldProxy

java.lang.Object getFieldProxy(java.lang.String fieldName)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Returns the value of a field without dereferencing any ProxyReference objects.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the field

Returns:

the value of the field, or a ProxyReference representing it

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - when something goes wrong

setFieldValue

void setFieldValue(java.lang.String fieldName,
                   java.lang.Object value)

Sets the value of a field by name.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the field

value - the value of the field, or a ProxyReference representing it

getFieldType

java.lang.Class<?> getFieldType(java.lang.String fieldName)

Returns the type of a field by name.

Parameters:

fieldName - the name of the field

Returns:

the type of the field