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org.apache.cocoon.components.source
Interface SourceDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

Component, SourceInspector

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractConfigurableSourceDescriptor, SimpleJdbcSourceDescriptor, SourceDescriptorManager

public interface SourceDescriptor
extends SourceInspector

A source descriptor handles modifiable source properties.

Author:

Unico Hommes

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

void	removeSourceProperty(Source source, String namespace, String name) Remove a property from a Source.
void	setSourceProperty(Source source, SourceProperty property) Set a property on a Source.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.components.source.SourceInspector

getSourceProperties, getSourceProperty, getValidity, handlesProperty

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

setSourceProperty

void setSourceProperty(Source source,
                       SourceProperty property)
                       throws SourceException

Set a property on a Source.

Parameters:

source - the Source to set the SourceProperty on

property - the SourceProperty to set

Throws:

SourceException

removeSourceProperty

void removeSourceProperty(Source source,
                          String namespace,
                          String name)
                          throws SourceException

Remove a property from a Source.

Parameters:

source - the Source to remove the property from

namespace - namespace identifier of the property to remove

name - name of the property to remove

Throws:

SourceException