org.treebind
Interface Source

All Superinterfaces:

PipeElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

Filter

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFilterImplementation, JavaObject2XmlSaxFilter, JavaObjectSource, JenaRdf2JavaObjectFilter, JenaRdfSource, Ldap2JavaObjectFilter, Ldap2XmlSaxFilter, LdapSource, TreeBom, XmlSax2JavaObjectFilter, XmlSaxSource

public interface Source

extends PipeElement

Although impossible to describe in a Java interface, Sources are PipeElement which are expected to pour Propertys into a Sink. A pipe element that is both a Source and a Sink is called a Filter.

Author:

Eric van der Vlist

See Also:

PipeElement, Filter, Sink

Method Summary

Sink	getSink() Get the Sink in which properties will be poured.
void	setSink(Sink sink) Sets the Sink in which properties will be poured.

Methods inherited from interface org.treebind.PipeElement

getPipe, setPipe

Method Detail

setSink

public void setSink(Sink sink)

Sets the Sink in which properties will be poured.

Parameters:

sink - the sink

getSink

public Sink getSink()

Get the Sink in which properties will be poured.

Returns:

the sink