com.randomcoder.dao.finder
Interface FinderExecutor<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CardSpaceSeenTokenDaoImpl, HibernateDao, TagDaoImpl

public interface FinderExecutor<T>

Interface to map custom DAO methods to named queries.

Inspired by Per Mellqvist's IBM developerWorks article, Don't repeat the DAO!.

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Method Summary

int	count(Method method, Object[] args) Gets a count of objects
T	find(Method method, Object[] args) Find a single object
Iterator<T>	iterate(Method method, Object[] args) Get an iterator of objects
Iterator<T>	iterate(Method method, Object[] args, int start, int limit) Get an iterator of objects
List<T>	list(Method method, Object[] args) Get a list of objects
List<T>	list(Method method, Object[] args, int start, int limit) Get a list of objects

Method Detail

count

int count(Method method,
          Object[] args)

Gets a count of objects

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

Returns:

count of objects

find

T find(Method method,
       Object[] args)

Find a single object

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

Returns:

single object

list

List<T> list(Method method,
             Object[] args)

Get a list of objects

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

Returns:

list of objects

list

List<T> list(Method method,
             Object[] args,
             int start,
             int limit)

Get a list of objects

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

start - start result

limit - maximum result size

Returns:

list of objects

iterate

Iterator<T> iterate(Method method,
                    Object[] args)

Get an iterator of objects

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

Returns:

list of objects

iterate

Iterator<T> iterate(Method method,
                    Object[] args,
                    int start,
                    int limit)

Get an iterator of objects

Parameters:

method - Method to execute

args - query arguments

start - start result

limit - maximum result size

Returns:

list of objects