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package org.apache.cayenne.access.types;

import org.apache.cayenne.util.Util;

/**
 * A {@link ExtendedTypeFactory} that makes a {@link ExtendedType} usable for subclasses
 * of the className in the {@link ExtendedType}.
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 * @author halset
 */
class SubclassTypeFactory implements ExtendedTypeFactory {

    private ExtendedType type;
    private Class javaClass;

    SubclassTypeFactory(ExtendedType type) {
        this.type = type;

        try {
            javaClass = Util.getJavaClass(type.getClassName());

            // some classes that should not be handled here..
            if (javaClass.isArray()
                    || javaClass.equals(Object.class)
                    || javaClass.isPrimitive()) {
                javaClass = null;
            }
        }
        catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            // ignore.
        }
    }

    public ExtendedType getType(Class objectClass) {

        if ((javaClass != null) && javaClass.isAssignableFrom(objectClass)) {
            return type;
        }

        return null;
    }

}
