01: /*
02: Copyright (c) 2002,2003, Dennis M. Sosnoski.
03: All rights reserved.
04:
05: Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
06: are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
07:
08: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
09: list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
10: * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
11: this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
12: and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
13: * Neither the name of JiBX nor the names of its contributors may be used
14: to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific
15: prior written permission.
16:
17: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
18: ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
19: WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
20: DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
21: ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
22: (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
23: LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
24: ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
25: (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
26: SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
27: */
28:
29: package org.jibx.runtime.impl;
30:
31: /**
32: * Backfill reference item, used for filling in forward references to
33: * objects. Each reference to an item must define a class implementing
34: * this interface, to be used when a referenced item is not yet defined.
35: * The references for a particular object are collected by a BackFillHolder
36: * instance, and are processed when the object is defined.
37: *
38: * @author Dennis M. Sosnoski
39: * @version 1.0
40: */
41:
42: public interface BackFillReference {
43: /**
44: * Define referenced object. This method is called by the framework
45: * when the forward-referenced item is defined.
46: *
47: * @param obj referenced object
48: */
49:
50: public void backfill(Object obj);
51: }
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