oracle.binding.meta
Interface DefinitionContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayListDefinitionContainer, EmptyDefinitionContainer

public interface DefinitionContainer

Interface used as container of multiple Definitions. It is used for returning multiple instances of Definition from a method.

See Also:

Definition

Method Summary

Definition	find(java.lang.String definitionId) Finds a Definition with the given identifier.
boolean	isEmpty() Tests whether the definition container is empty.
java.util.Iterator	iterator() Obtains an iterator for looping through each of the Definition instances contained in this DefinitionContainer.

Method Detail

find

public Definition find(java.lang.String definitionId)

Finds a Definition with the given identifier.

Parameters:

definitionId - Identifier of the Definition that we want to find.

Returns:

The Definition object with the given identifier, or null if no such Definition is found.

iterator

public java.util.Iterator iterator()

Obtains an iterator for looping through each of the Definition instances contained in this DefinitionContainer.

Returns:

An Iterator of Definition instances that are stored in this DefinitionContainer.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Tests whether the definition container is empty.

Returns:

True if this DefinitionContainer does not contain any Definition, or false otherwise.