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Note: When using a GeneralizedFieldHandler the getFieldType() methods of handler and descriptor need to return the same result.
author:
   Keith Visco
author:
   Ralf Joachim
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   $Revision: 6907 $ $Date: 2006-04-13 06:47:36 -0600 (Thu, 13 Apr 2006) $

In most cases, this isn't needed.

Note: This only applies to attribute mapped fields at this time.
Parameters:
  index - the index within the argument array. A value less than zeroindicates that this field should not be part of the constructorarguments.

In most cases, this isn't needed. However sometimes a field may be mapped to a nested element. In which case the value of the location path should be the nested element name. If more than one level of nesting is needed each nested element name should be separated by a path separator (forward slash '/').

The location path name is "relative" to the parent Class. The name of the parent should not be included in the path.

For example, give the following two classes: class Root { Bar bar; } class Bar { String value; } And the following XML: <root> <foo> <bar> value of bar </bar> </foo> </root> Since foo has no associated class, the path for 'bar' would be: "foo"
Parameters:
  path - the "relative" location path for the field.
See Also:   XMLFieldDescriptorImpl.getLocationPath