/**
* Searches an existing presentation model for the given bean. Will <b>not</b> create a new model
* when none found.
*
* @param bean The bean to get the presentation model for.
* @return The presentation model for the given bean or <code>null</code>.
*/
public static <T extends PmBean<?>> T findPmForBean(PmObject pmCtxt, Object bean) {
return apiHandler.<T>findPmForBean(pmCtxt, bean);
}
/**
* Convenience method that calls {@link #getPmForBean(Object)} for each item within the given
* list.
*
* @param pmParent The PM context for the PMs to create.
* @param beanList The objects to get PMs for. Can be <code>null</code> or empty.
* @param excludeInvisible <code>true</code> adds only visible {@link PmBean}s to the list.
* @return The matching list of PMs, sorted in the same order as the given collection.<br>
* Is never <code>null</code>.<br>
* In case of an empty set it provides an unmodifiable list.
*/
public static <T> List<? extends PmBean<T>> getPmListForBeans(
PmObject pmParent, Collection<T> beanList, boolean excludeInvisible) {
return apiHandler.getPmListForBeans(pmParent, beanList, excludeInvisible);
}
/**
* Searches an existing presentation model for the given bean. Will create a new model when no one
* exists yet.
*
* <p>The method call will return <code>null</code> when the given bean is <code>null</code>.
*
* @param bean The bean to get the presentation model for.
* @return The presentation model for the given bean.
*/
public static <T, T_PM extends PmBean<T>> T_PM getPmForBean(PmObject pmCtxt, T bean) {
return apiHandler.<T, T_PM>getPmForBean(pmCtxt, bean);
}