de.espirit.firstspirit.client.access.editor

Interface ReferenceHolder

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExternalReferenceHolder, IDProviderReferenceHolder, StoreElementReferenceHolder

public interface ReferenceHolder

Generic super type for reference holding containers. Instances could be obtained from a ReferenceConstructionAgent.

Since:

4.2.414

See Also:

IDProviderReferenceHolder, ReferenceConstructionAgent

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	ReferenceHolder.ChangeCallback Definition of a callback on changes in a referenced element.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Reference	toReference(ReferenceHolder.ChangeCallback callback) Resolves a reference descriptor from the referenced element.

Method Detail

toReference

@NotNull
Reference toReference(@Nullable
                            ReferenceHolder.ChangeCallback callback)

Resolves a reference descriptor from the referenced element. The created reference will include support for a change in reference information, so this holder will automatically be updated. If any further action is required on a change of the holder, a callback should be provided to get informed about a change.

Parameters:

callback - A callback for taking further action on a reference change or null.

Returns:

A reference descriptor.

Since:

4.2.414

See Also:

ReferenceContaining