Packageandromeda.ioc.core
Classpublic class TypeAliases
InheritanceTypeAliases Inheritance CoreObject

This object is an helper who contains type aliases.

This helper is used in a ioc container (ObjectFactory) to map the type class of an object.

Example :

     import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
     import system.data.Iterator ;
     
     var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
     
     aliases.put( "DropShadowFilter" , "flash.filters.DropShadowFilter" ) ;
     aliases.put( "CoreObject"       , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
     aliases.put( "ObjectFactory"    , "andromeda.factory.ObjectFactory" ) ;
     aliases.put( "vegas.HashMap"    , "system.data.maps.HashMap" ) ; // can use custom alias
     
     trace("-------- aliases.containsAlias('DropShadowFilter')") ;
     
     trace( aliases.containsAlias('DropShadowFilter') ) ;
     trace( aliases.containsAlias('noAlias') ) ;
     
     trace("-------- aliases.containsValue()") ;
     
     trace( aliases.containsValue('vegas.core.CoreObject') ) ;
     trace( aliases.containsAlias('noValue') ) ;
     
     trace("-------- aliases.getAliases()") ;
     
     trace( aliases.getAliases() ) ;
     
     trace("-------- aliases.getValue('CoreObject')") ;
     
     trace( aliases.getValue("CoreObject") ) ;
     
     trace("-------- aliases.getValues()") ;
     
     trace( aliases.getValues() ) ;
     
     trace("-------- iterator") ;
     
     var it:Iterator = aliases.iterator() ;
     while( it.hasNext() )
     {
         var next:String = it.next() as String ;
         var key:String  = it.key()  as String ;
         trace( aliases + " alias : '" + key + "' -> value : '" + next + "'" ) ;
     }
     
     trace("-------- clear and isEmpty") ;
     
     trace( aliases.isEmpty() ) ;
     aliases.clear() ;
     trace( aliases.isEmpty() ) ;


Public Methods
 MethodDefined by
  
TypeAliases()
Creates a new TypeAliases instance.
TypeAliases
  
clear():void
Clear all alias in the internal map of this object.
TypeAliases
  
containsAlias(alias:String):Boolean
Indicates if the collector contains the passed-in alias expression.
TypeAliases
  
containsValue(value:String):Boolean
Indicates if the collector contains the passed-in type value expression.
TypeAliases
  
getAliases():Array
Returns the Array representation of all aliases registered in this collector.
TypeAliases
 Inherited
getLogger():ILogger
Returns the internal ILogger reference of this ILogable object.
CoreObject
  
getMap():Map
Returns the internal Map reference of this collector.
TypeAliases
  
getValue(alias:String):String
Returns the value of the specified alias.
TypeAliases
  
getValues():Array
Returns the Array representation of all type values registered in this collector.
TypeAliases
 Inherited
hashCode():uint
Returns a hashcode value for the object.
CoreObject
  
isEmpty():Boolean
Returns true if the collector is empty.
TypeAliases
  
iterator():Iterator
Returns the Iterator of the object.
TypeAliases
  
put(alias:String, value:String):Boolean
Inserts an alias in the collector.
TypeAliases
 Inherited
setLogger(log:ILogger = null):void
Sets the internal ILogger reference of this ILogable object.
CoreObject
  
size():uint
Returns the number of alias registered in the collector.
TypeAliases
 Inherited
toSource(indent:int = 0):String
Returns the string representation the source code of the object.
CoreObject
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns the string representation of this instance.
CoreObject
Constructor detail
TypeAliases()constructor
public function TypeAliases()

Creates a new TypeAliases instance.

Method detail
clear()method
public function clear():void

Clear all alias in the internal map of this object.

containsAlias()method 
public function containsAlias(alias:String):Boolean

Indicates if the collector contains the passed-in alias expression.

Parameters
alias:String

Returns
Boolean — true if the collector contains the passed-in alias expression.
containsValue()method 
public function containsValue(value:String):Boolean

Indicates if the collector contains the passed-in type value expression.

Parameters
value:String

Returns
Boolean — true if the collector contains the passed-in type value expression.
getAliases()method 
public function getAliases():Array

Returns the Array representation of all aliases registered in this collector. 

         import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
         
         var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
         
         aliases.put( "DropShadowFilter" , "flash.filters.DropShadowFilter" ) ;
         aliases.put( "CoreObject"       , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
         
         trace( aliases.getAliases() ) ; // DropShadowFilter,CoreObject

Returns
Array — the Array representation of all aliases registered in this collector.
getMap()method 
public function getMap():Map

Returns the internal Map reference of this collector.

Returns
Map — the internal Map reference of this collector.
getValue()method 
public function getValue(alias:String):String

Returns the value of the specified alias.

Example :

         import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
         
         var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
         aliases.put( "CoreObject" , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
         
         trace( aliases.getValue("CoreObject") ) ; // vegas.core.CoreObject
Parameters
alias:String

Returns
String — the value of the specified alias.
getValues()method 
public function getValues():Array

Returns the Array representation of all type values registered in this collector.

Example :

         import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
         
         var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
         aliases.put( "DropShadowFilter" , "flash.filters.DropShadowFilter" ) ;
         aliases.put( "CoreObject"       , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
         
         trace( aliases.getValues() ) ; // flash.filters.DropShadowFilter,vegas.core.CoreObject

Returns
Array — the Array representation of all type values registered in this collector.
isEmpty()method 
public function isEmpty():Boolean

Returns true if the collector is empty.

Returns
Boolean — true if the collector is empty.
iterator()method 
public function iterator():Iterator

Returns the Iterator of the object.

Example :

         import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
         import system.data.Iterator ;
         
         var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
         
         aliases.put( "DropShadowFilter" , "flash.filters.DropShadowFilter" ) ;
         aliases.put( "CoreObject"       , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
         aliases.put( "ObjectFactory"    , "andromeda.factory.ObjectFactory" ) ;
         aliases.put( "vegas.HashMap"    , "system.data.maps.HashMap" ) ; // can use custom alias
         
         var it:Iterator = aliases.iterator() ;
         while( it.hasNext() )
         {
             var next:String = it.next() as String ;
             var key:String  = it.key()  as String ;
             trace( aliases + " alias : '" + key + "' -> value : '" + next + "'" ) ;
         }

Returns
Iterator — the Iterator of the object.
put()method 
public function put(alias:String, value:String):Boolean

Inserts an alias in the collector. If the alias already exist the value in the collector is replaced.

Example

         import andromeda.ioc.core.TypeAliases ;
         
         var aliases:TypeAliases = new TypeAliases() ;
         
         aliases.put( "DropShadowFilter" , "flash.filters.DropShadowFilter" ) ;
         aliases.put( "CoreObject"       , "vegas.core.CoreObject" ) ;
         aliases.put( "ObjectFactory"    , "andromeda.factory.ObjectFactory" ) ;
         aliases.put( "vegas.HashMap"    , "system.data.maps.HashMap" ) ; // can use custom alias
Parameters
alias:String — The alias name, this expression not must be null and not empty or the method return false.
 
value:String — The value of the alias type, this expression not must be null and not empty or the method return false.

Returns
Boolean — true if the alias can be registered.
size()method 
public function size():uint

Returns the number of alias registered in the collector.

Returns
uint — the number of alias registered in the collector.