net.infonode.properties.util

Class PropertyPath

public class PropertyPath extends Object

A path to a property.

Version: $Revision: 1.3 $

Author: $Author: jesper $

Constructor Summary
	PropertyPath(Property property) Creates a path containing a single property.
	PropertyPath(Property property, PropertyPath tail) Creates a path by prepending a path with a property.

Method Summary
PropertyPath	copy() Creates a new path that is a copy of this path.
Property	getProperty() Returns the first property in this path.
PropertyPath	getTail() Returns the path after the first property.

Constructor Detail

PropertyPath

public PropertyPath(Property property)

Creates a path containing a single property.

Parameters: property the property

PropertyPath

public PropertyPath(Property property, PropertyPath tail)

Creates a path by prepending a path with a property.

Parameters: property the property to prepend tail the path to prepend to

Method Detail

copy

public PropertyPath copy()

Creates a new path that is a copy of this path. The properties are not copied.

Returns: a copy of this path

getProperty

public Property getProperty()

Returns the first property in this path.

Returns: the first property in the path

getTail

public PropertyPath getTail()

Returns the path after the first property.

Returns: the path after the first property