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Interface Definition with Getter and Setters

Ada Beans

A [Bean|Java ] is an object that allows to access its properties through getters and setters. Java Beans rely on the use of Java introspection to discover the Java Bean object properties.

An Ada Bean has some similarities with the Java Bean as it tries to expose an object through a set of common interfaces. Since Ada does not have introspection, some developer work is necessary. The Ada Bean framework consists of:

  • An Object concrete type that allows to hold any data type such as boolean, integer, floats, strings, dates and Ada bean objects.
  • A Bean interface that exposes a Get_Value and Set_Value operation through which the object properties can be obtained and modified.
  • A Method_Bean interface that exposes a set of method bindings that gives access to the methods provided by the Ada Bean object.

The benefit of Ada beans comes when you need to get a value or invoke a method on an object but you don't know at compile time the object or method. That step being done later through some external configuration or presentation file.

The Ada Bean framework is the basis for the implementation of Ada Server Faces and Ada EL. It allows the presentation layer to access information provided by Ada beans.

Objects

The Util.Beans.Objects package provides a data type to manage entities of different types by using the same abstraction. The Object type allows to hold various values of different types.

An Object can hold one of the following values:

  • a boolean,
  • a long long integer,
  • a date,
  • a string,
  • a wide wide string,
  • a generic data

Several operations are provided to convert a value into an Object.

Value : Util.Beans.Objects.Object := Util.Beans.Objects.To_Object ("something");
Value := Value + To_Object ("12");

Datasets

The Datasets package implements the Dataset list bean which defines a set of objects organized in rows and columns. The Dataset implements the List_Bean interface and allows to iterate over its rows. Each row defines a Bean instance and allows to access each column value. Each column is associated with a unique name. The row Bean allows to get or set the column by using the column name.

Bean Interface

An Ada Bean is an object which implements the Util.Beans.Basic.Readonly_Bean or the Util.Beans.Basic.Bean interface. By implementing these interface, the object provides a behavior that is close to the Java Beans: a getter and a setter operation are available.

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