groovy.util

## Class BuilderSupport

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport
  - - groovy.util.BuilderSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:
  GroovyObject

Direct Known Subclasses:
  AntBuilder, DOMBuilder, MarkupBuilder, NamespaceBuilderSupport, NodeBuilder, SAXBuilder

    public abstract class BuilderSupport
    extends GroovyObjectSupport

An abstract base class for creating arbitrary nested trees of objects or events

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`BuilderSupport()`
`BuilderSupport(BuilderSupport proxyBuilder)`
`BuilderSupport(Closure nameMappingClosure, BuilderSupport proxyBuilder)`

### Method Summary

Methods
`protected abstract java.lang.Object` `createNode(java.lang.Object name)`
`protected abstract java.lang.Object` `createNode(java.lang.Object name, java.util.Map attributes)`
`protected abstract java.lang.Object` `createNode(java.lang.Object name, java.util.Map attributes, java.lang.Object value)`
`protected abstract java.lang.Object` `createNode(java.lang.Object name, java.lang.Object value)`
`protected java.lang.Object` `doInvokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object name, java.lang.Object args)`
`protected java.lang.Object` `getCurrent()`
`protected java.lang.Object` `getName(java.lang.String methodName)` A hook to allow names to be converted into some other object such as a QName in XML or ObjectName in JMX.
`java.lang.Object` `invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName)` Convenience method when no arguments are required
`java.lang.Object` `invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object args)` Invokes the given method.
`protected void` `nodeCompleted(java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.Object node)` A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied.
`protected java.lang.Object` `postNodeCompletion(java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.Object node)` A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied and allows the actual node object that represents the Markup element to be changed
`protected void` `setClosureDelegate(Closure closure, java.lang.Object node)` A strategy method to allow derived builders to use builder-trees and switch in different kinds of builders.
`protected void` `setCurrent(java.lang.Object current)`
`protected abstract void` `setParent(java.lang.Object parent, java.lang.Object child)`

### Methods inherited from class groovy.lang.GroovyObjectSupport

`getMetaClass, getProperty, setMetaClass, setProperty`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### BuilderSupport

    public BuilderSupport()

#### BuilderSupport

    public BuilderSupport(BuilderSupport proxyBuilder)

#### BuilderSupport

    public BuilderSupport(Closure nameMappingClosure,
                  BuilderSupport proxyBuilder)

### Method Detail

#### invokeMethod

    public java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName)

Convenience method when no arguments are required

Parameters:
  `methodName` - the name of the method to invoke
Returns:
  the result of the call

#### invokeMethod

    public java.lang.Object invokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName,
                                java.lang.Object args)

Description copied from interface: `GroovyObject`
Invokes the given method.

Specified by:
  `invokeMethod` in interface `GroovyObject`
Overrides:
  `invokeMethod` in class `GroovyObjectSupport`
Parameters:
  `methodName` - the name of the method to call
  `args` - the arguments to use for the method call
Returns:
  the result of invoking the method

#### doInvokeMethod

    protected java.lang.Object doInvokeMethod(java.lang.String methodName,
                                  java.lang.Object name,
                                  java.lang.Object args)

#### setClosureDelegate

    protected void setClosureDelegate(Closure closure,
                          java.lang.Object node)

A strategy method to allow derived builders to use builder-trees and switch in different kinds of builders. This method should call the setDelegate() method on the closure which by default passes in this but if node is-a builder we could pass that in instead (or do something wacky too)

Parameters:
  `closure` - the closure on which to call setDelegate()
  `node` - the node value that we've just created, which could be a builder

#### setParent

    protected abstract void setParent(java.lang.Object parent,
                 java.lang.Object child)

#### createNode

    protected abstract java.lang.Object createNode(java.lang.Object name)

#### createNode

    protected abstract java.lang.Object createNode(java.lang.Object name,
                              java.lang.Object value)

#### createNode

    protected abstract java.lang.Object createNode(java.lang.Object name,
                              java.util.Map attributes)

#### createNode

    protected abstract java.lang.Object createNode(java.lang.Object name,
                              java.util.Map attributes,
                              java.lang.Object value)

#### getName

    protected java.lang.Object getName(java.lang.String methodName)

A hook to allow names to be converted into some other object such as a QName in XML or ObjectName in JMX.

Parameters:
  `methodName` - the name of the desired method
Returns:
  the object representing the name

#### nodeCompleted

    protected void nodeCompleted(java.lang.Object parent,
                     java.lang.Object node)

A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied.

Parameters:
  `node` - the current node being processed
  `parent` - the parent of the node being processed

#### postNodeCompletion

    protected java.lang.Object postNodeCompletion(java.lang.Object parent,
                                      java.lang.Object node)

A hook to allow nodes to be processed once they have had all of their children applied and allows the actual node object that represents the Markup element to be changed

Parameters:
  `node` - the current node being processed
  `parent` - the parent of the node being processed
Returns:
  the node, possibly new, that represents the markup element

#### getCurrent

    protected java.lang.Object getCurrent()

#### setCurrent

    protected void setCurrent(java.lang.Object current)