Interface IContainerHandle

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContainerHandleURI, ContainerHandleVirtual

public interface IContainerHandle
Interface for container handles. Previously resources considered by Mixin were indexed by URI but in order to provide more flexibility the container handle system now wraps URIs in a more expressive object, and provides support for both virtual containers and nested container resolution.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Retrieve the value of attribute with the specified name, or null if not present
    Get nested containers from this container, allows a container to detect and return containers within itself.
  • Method Details

    • getAttribute

      String getAttribute(String name)
      Retrieve the value of attribute with the specified name, or null if not present
      Parameters:
      name - attribute name
      Returns:
      attribute value or null if not present
    • getNestedContainers

      Collection<IContainerHandle> getNestedContainers()
      Get nested containers from this container, allows a container to detect and return containers within itself. For example a folder container detecting and returning file containers, or a virtual container returning real containers after a scan.