org.qtitools.qti.node
Class AbstractObject

java.lang.Object
  org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractNode
      org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, XmlNode, XmlObject, Validatable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractExpression, AbstractJump, AbstractResult, AreaMapEntry, AreaMapping, AssessmentResult, BodyElement, CandidateComment, CandidateResponse, ContainerBlock, Context, CorrectResponse, DefaultValue, FieldValue, ItemSessionControl, ItemVariable, LookupTable, LookupTableEntry, MapEntry, Mapping, ModalFeedback, Ordering, OutcomeConditionChild, OutcomeProcessing, OutcomeRule, Param, PositionObjectStage, ResponseConditionChild, ResponseProcessing, ResponseRule, Selection, SessionIdentifier, SimpleMatchSet, Stylesheet, TemplateConditionChild, TemplateDefault, TemplateProcessing, TemplateRule, TestFeedback, TextRun, TimeLimit, UniqueObject, VariableMapping, Weight

public abstract class AbstractObject
extends AbstractNode
implements XmlObject

Parent of all xml objects.

Author:

Jiri Kajaba, Jonathon Hare

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.XmlNode

INDENT, NEW_LINE, SIMPLE_NAME_INNER_SEPARATOR, SIMPLE_NAMES_SEPARATOR

Constructor Summary

AbstractObject(XmlObject parent)
Constructs object.

Method Summary

XmlObject	getParent() Gets parent of this node or null (if node is root; for example AssessmentTest).
AssessmentItem	getParentItem() Gets root assessmentItem or null (if root is different type).
AssessmentResult	getParentResult() Gets root assessmentResult or null (if root is different type).
AssessmentTest	getParentTest() Gets root assessmentTest or null (if root is different type).
void	setParent(XmlObject parent) Sets the parent of this object.

Methods inherited from class org.qtitools.qti.node.AbstractNode

attrToXmlString, bodyToXmlString, getAttributes, getClassTag, getFullName, getIndent, getNode, getNode, getNode, getNodeGroups, getParentRoot, getSimpleName, getSourceFile, getSourceNode, getSourceString, getSourceUrl, hasChildNodes, load, load, load, load, loadAttributes, readChild, readChildren, setParent, setSourceFile, setSourceNode, setSourceString, setSourceUrl, toXmlString, toXmlString, validate, validateAttributes, validateChildren

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.node.XmlNode

getAttributes, getClassTag, getFullName, getNodeGroups, getParentRoot, getSimpleName, getSourceFile, getSourceNode, getSourceString, getSourceUrl, hasChildNodes, load, load, load, load, setSourceFile, setSourceNode, setSourceString, setSourceUrl, toXmlString, toXmlString

Methods inherited from interface org.qtitools.qti.validation.Validatable

validate

Constructor Detail

AbstractObject

public AbstractObject(XmlObject parent)

Constructs object.

Parameters:

parent - parent of constructed object (can be null for root objects)

Method Detail

getParent

public XmlObject getParent()

Description copied from interface: XmlNode

Gets parent of this node or null (if node is root; for example AssessmentTest).

While testing some nodes (for example expressions) don't have properly set parent, but it is usable only for testing. (Some nodes cannot exists without parent even for testing).

Specified by:

getParent in interface XmlNode

Specified by:

getParent in interface XmlObject

Overrides:

getParent in class AbstractNode

Returns:

parent of this node or null (if node is root; for example AssessmentTest)

setParent

public void setParent(XmlObject parent)

Description copied from interface: XmlObject

Sets the parent of this object.

Specified by:

setParent in interface XmlObject

Parameters:

parent - Parent object to set

getParentTest

public AssessmentTest getParentTest()

Description copied from interface: XmlObject

Gets root assessmentTest or null (if root is different type).

Specified by:

getParentTest in interface XmlObject

Returns:

root assessmentTest or null (if root is different type)

getParentItem

public AssessmentItem getParentItem()

Description copied from interface: XmlObject

Gets root assessmentItem or null (if root is different type).

Specified by:

getParentItem in interface XmlObject

Returns:

root assessmentItem or null (if root is different type)

getParentResult

public AssessmentResult getParentResult()

Description copied from interface: XmlObject

Gets root assessmentResult or null (if root is different type).

Specified by:

getParentResult in interface XmlObject

Returns:

root assessmentResult or null (if root is different type)