org.onemind.commons.invoke
Interface InvocableFunction

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractInvocableFunction

public interface InvocableFunction

Represents a function that can be invoked

Version:

$Id: InvocableFunction.java,v 1.4 2004/08/27 02:59:39 thlee Exp $ $Name: $

Author:

TiongHiang Lee (thlee@onemindsoft.org)

Method Summary

boolean	canInvokeOn(java.lang.Class[] args) Whether this method can be invoke on the given arguments
java.lang.Class[]	getArgTypes() Get the argument types
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name
java.lang.Object	invoke(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.Object[] args) Invoke the function on the target object with argument args

Method Detail

invoke

public java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object target,
                               java.lang.Object[] args)
                        throws java.lang.Exception

Invoke the function on the target object with argument args

Parameters:

target - the target

args - the arguments

Returns:

application specific object

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if there's problem completing the invocation

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name

Returns:

the name

getArgTypes

public java.lang.Class[] getArgTypes()

Get the argument types

Returns:

the argument type

canInvokeOn

public boolean canInvokeOn(java.lang.Class[] args)

Whether this method can be invoke on the given arguments

Returns:

true if can invoke on the arguments