DatingService (Castor JavaDoc)

java.lang.Object
- org.exolab.castor.persist.DatingService

```
public class DatingService
extends java.lang.Object
```
DataService is a helper class for constructing ClassMolders and pairing up ClassMolders which depends and extends the other.

Author:

Thomas Yip

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DatingService(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`DatingService(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`(package private) void`	`close()`	Indicate that all ClassMolder is registered.
`(package private) boolean`	`pairDepends(ClassMolder me, java.lang.String depName)`	Pair up ClassMolder and it depends class.
`(package private) boolean`	`pairExtends(ClassMolder me, java.lang.String extName)`	Pair up ClassMolder and it extends class.
`(package private) boolean`	`pairFieldClass(FieldMolder fieldMolder, java.lang.String typeName)`	Pair the FieldMolder with the ClassMolder of typeName.
`(package private) void`	`register(java.lang.String name, ClassMolder clsMold)`	Register the name of a ClassMolder which will be pairing up.
`(package private) java.lang.Class<?>`	`resolve(java.lang.String className)`	Resolve the java.lang.Class of the fully qualified class name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DatingService
```
DatingService(java.lang.ClassLoader loader)
```
- Method Detail
  - close
```
void close()
    throws MappingException
```
    Indicate that all ClassMolder is registered. DatingService will resolve all the outstanding relation now.
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException
  - pairExtends
```
boolean pairExtends(ClassMolder me,
                    java.lang.String extName)
             throws MappingException
```
    Pair up ClassMolder and it extends class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they can be paired up immediately.
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException
  - pairDepends
```
boolean pairDepends(ClassMolder me,
                    java.lang.String depName)
```
    Pair up ClassMolder and it depends class.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if they can be paired up immediately.
  - resolve
```
java.lang.Class<?> resolve(java.lang.String className)
                    throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
```
    Resolve the java.lang.Class of the fully qualified class name.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
  - pairFieldClass
```
boolean pairFieldClass(FieldMolder fieldMolder,
                       java.lang.String typeName)
                throws MappingException
```
    Pair the FieldMolder with the ClassMolder of typeName.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fieldMolder - the fieldMolder to be paired.
    
    typeName - Type of the field which the FieldMolder represents.
    
    Throws:
    
    MappingException - indicates that the pairing failed.
  - register
```
void register(java.lang.String name,
              ClassMolder clsMold)
```
    Register the name of a ClassMolder which will be pairing up.

Class DatingService

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

DatingService

Method Detail

close

pairExtends

pairDepends

resolve

pairFieldClass

register