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// ObjectAttribute.java
// $Id: ObjectAttribute.java,v 1.7 2013/10/18 13:42:26 ylafon Exp $
// (c) COPYRIGHT MIT and INRIA, 1996.
// Please first read the full copyright statement in file COPYRIGHT.html

package org.w3c.tools.resources;

/**
 * A generic Object attribute.
 * This attribute is usefull for attributes that are:
 * <ul>
 * <li>Have Object values.
 * <li>Need not be saved (have the DONTSAVE bit set).
 * </ul>
 */

public class ObjectAttribute extends Attribute {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 8546078131654360967L;
    /**
     * The class for values of this attribute.
     */
    protected Class<?> cls = null;

    /**
     * Create a new ObjectAttribute instance.
     *
     * @param name  The name of the attribute.
     * @param cls   The class for this attribute values.
     * @param def   The default value for this attribute.
     * @param flags The attribute flags.
     */

    public ObjectAttribute(String name, Class<?> cls, Object def, int flags) {
        super(name, def, flags);
        // Check consistency
        if (!checkFlag(DONTSAVE)) {
            String error = "ObjectAttribute can't pickle themselves.";
            throw new RuntimeException(error);
        }
        this.cls = cls;
    }

    /**
     * Create a new ObjectAttribute instance.
     *
     * @param name  The name of the attribute.
     * @param cname The name class for this attribute values.
     * @param def   The default value for this attribute.
     * @param flags The attribute flags.
     * @throws RuntimeException If we couldn't resolve the class name.
     */

    public ObjectAttribute(String name, String cname, Object def, int flags) {
        super(name, def, flags);
        // Check consistency:
        if (!checkFlag(DONTSAVE)) {
            String error = "ObjectAttribute can't pickle themselves.";
            throw new RuntimeException(error);
        }
        // Resolve the class:
        try {
            this.cls = Class.forName(cname);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            throw new RuntimeException("unable to resolve class " + cname);
        }
        this.type = "java.lang.Object".intern();
    }

    /**
     * Check that a value is allowed for this attribute.
     *
     * @param value The value to check.
     * @return A boolean <strong>true</strong> if value is allowed.
     */

    public boolean checkValue(Object value) {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Pickle an integer to the given output stream.
     *
     * @param obj The object to pickle.
     */

    public String pickle(Object obj) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Can't pickle ObjectAttribute");
    }

    /**
     * Unpickle an integer from the given input stream.
     *
     * @param value the string representation of this integer
     * @return An instance of Integer.
     */

    public Object unpickle(String value) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Can't pickle ObjectAttribute");
    }

    public String stringify(Object value) {
        throw new RuntimeException("Can't pickle ObjectAttribute");
    }

}