IModel

All Known Implementing Classes:: Model

public interface IModel

The interface definition for a PureMVC Model.

In PureMVC, IModel implementors provide access to IProxy objects by named lookup.

An IModel assumes these responsibilities:

Maintain a cache of IProxy instances
Provide methods for registering, retrieving, and removing IProxy instances

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`hasProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)`	Check if a Proxy is registered
`void`	`registerProxy(IProxy proxy)`	Register an `IProxy` instance with the `Model`.
`IProxy`	`removeProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)`	Remove an `IProxy` instance from the Model.
`IProxy`	`retrieveProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)`	Retrieve an `IProxy` instance from the Model.

Method Details
- registerProxy
  
  void registerProxy(IProxy proxy)
  
  Register an IProxy instance with the Model.
  
  Parameters:
  
  proxy - an object reference to be held by the Model.
- retrieveProxy
  
  IProxy retrieveProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)
  
  Retrieve an IProxy instance from the Model.
  
  Parameters:
  
  proxyName - proxy name
  
  Returns:
  
  the IProxy instance previously registered with the given proxyName.
- removeProxy
  
  IProxy removeProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)
  
  Remove an IProxy instance from the Model.
  
  Parameters:
  
  proxyName - name of the IProxy instance to be removed.
  
  Returns:
  
  the IProxy that was removed from the Model
- hasProxy
  
  boolean hasProxy(java.lang.String proxyName)
  
  Check if a Proxy is registered
  
  Parameters:
  
  proxyName - proxy name
  
  Returns:
  
  whether a Proxy is currently registered with the given proxyName.