ITypeMapping.Factory (CDO Model Repository Documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.net4j.util.factory.IFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTypeMappingFactory

Enclosing interface:

ITypeMapping
```
public static interface ITypeMapping.Factory
extends org.eclipse.net4j.util.factory.IFactory
```
A factory for typeMappings. This is a regular Net4j factory registered by the respective extension point. It enhances the regular factory using a descriptor which is translated from and to the factoryType by the methods in TypeMappingUtil.

Since:

4.0

Author:

Stefan Winkler

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.lang.String PRODUCT_GROUP
The Net4j factory product group for type mappings

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ITypeMapping.Descriptor`	`getDescriptor()`	Return the descriptor of the kind of type mapping created by this factory.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.net4j.util.factory.IFactory
create, getDescriptionFor, getKey

- Field Detail
  - PRODUCT_GROUP
```
static final java.lang.String PRODUCT_GROUP
```
    The Net4j factory product group for type mappings
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getDescriptor
```
ITypeMapping.Descriptor getDescriptor()
```
    Return the descriptor of the kind of type mapping created by this factory.