com.google.gdata.model
Interface Metadata.VirtualValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetadataValueTransform

Enclosing interface:

Metadata<D>

public static interface Metadata.VirtualValue

Defines a virtual value. A virtual value exists only as metadata, and handles both parsing and generation between the DOM and the content of the property.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	generate(Element element, ElementMetadata<?,?> metadata) Generate the value of either an attribute or text content based on the containing element and metadata.
void	parse(Element element, ElementMetadata<?,?> metadata, java.lang.Object value) Parses the virtual value using the given metadata, storing it into the element or attribute as appropriate.

Method Detail

generate

java.lang.Object generate(Element element,
                          ElementMetadata<?,?> metadata)

Generate the value of either an attribute or text content based on the containing element and metadata.

parse

void parse(Element element,
           ElementMetadata<?,?> metadata,
           java.lang.Object value)
           throws ParseException

Parses the virtual value using the given metadata, storing it into the element or attribute as appropriate.

Throws:

ParseException - if parsing fails.