org.apache.axis
Interface Chain

All Superinterfaces:

Handler, java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

TargetedChain

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleChain, SimpleTargetedChain

public interface Chain

extends Handler

A Handler that executes a 'chain' of child handlers in order.

Method Summary

void	addHandler(Handler handler) Adds a handler to the end of the chain.
boolean	contains(Handler handler) Discover if a handler is in this chain.
Handler[]	getHandlers() Get the list of handlers in the chain.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.axis.Handler

canHandleBlock, cleanup, generateWSDL, getDeploymentData, getName, getOption, getOptions, getUnderstoodHeaders, init, invoke, onFault, setName, setOption, setOptions

Method Detail

addHandler

public void addHandler(Handler handler)

Adds a handler to the end of the chain. May not be called after invoke.

Parameters:

handler - the Handler to be added

contains

public boolean contains(Handler handler)

Discover if a handler is in this chain.

Parameters:

handler - the Handler to check

Returns:

true if it is in this chain, false otherwise

getHandlers

public Handler[] getHandlers()

Get the list of handlers in the chain. Is Handler[] the right form?

Returns:

an array of Handlers that have been added