org.jcon.data
Interface MakeupIndex

All Superinterfaces:

LookupIndex

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldIndex

public interface MakeupIndex
extends LookupIndex

This is a LookupIndex which can manufacture objects with a given key if necessary. This is useful if an referenced item is no longer in the LookupDatabase but an equivalent object is required.

For example, if a MakeupIndex is used that provides all the "really important" information about an object in a key, but leaves out extraneous or transient properties, then that key could be used to create an equivalent object (albeit missing that extraneous or transient information.

Version:

1.0 9/11/97

Author:

Paul Reavis

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

makeupObject(java.lang.Object key) Makes up a new object based on the provided key.

Methods inherited from interface org.jcon.data.LookupIndex

keyOf

Method Detail

makeupObject

java.lang.Object makeupObject(java.lang.Object key)

Makes up a new object based on the provided key.