org.jfree.xml.factory.objects
Class ClassFactoryImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.jfree.xml.factory.objects.ClassFactoryImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ClassFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClassFactoryCollector, JavaBaseClassFactory, URLClassFactory

public abstract class ClassFactoryImpl
extends Object
implements ClassFactory

An abstract class that implements the ClassFactory interface.

Author:

Thomas Morgner.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ClassFactoryImpl()
Creates a new class factory.

Method Summary

void	configure(Configuration config) Configures this factory.
boolean	equals(Object o) Tests for equality.
ClassComparator	getComparator() Returns the class comparator used to sort the super classes of an object.
Configuration	getConfig() Returns the currently set configuration or null, if none was set.
ObjectDescription	getDescriptionForClass(Class c) Returns an object-description for a class.
Iterator	getRegisteredClasses() Returns an iterator that provides access to the registered object definitions.
ObjectDescription	getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d, ObjectDescription knownSuperClass) Returns the most concrete object-description for the super class of a class.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code.
protected void	registerClass(Class key, ObjectDescription od) Registers an object description with the factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClassFactoryImpl

public ClassFactoryImpl()

Creates a new class factory.

Method Detail

getComparator

public ClassComparator getComparator()

Returns the class comparator used to sort the super classes of an object.

Returns:

the class comparator.

getDescriptionForClass

public ObjectDescription getDescriptionForClass(Class c)

Returns an object-description for a class.

Specified by:

getDescriptionForClass in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

An object description.

getSuperClassObjectDescription

public ObjectDescription getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d,
                                                        ObjectDescription knownSuperClass)

Returns the most concrete object-description for the super class of a class.

Specified by:

getSuperClassObjectDescription in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

d - the class.

knownSuperClass - a known supported superclass or null, if no superclass is known yet.

Returns:

The object description.

registerClass

protected void registerClass(Class key,
                             ObjectDescription od)

Registers an object description with the factory.

Parameters:

key - the key.

od - the object description.

getRegisteredClasses

public Iterator getRegisteredClasses()

Returns an iterator that provides access to the registered object definitions.

Specified by:

getRegisteredClasses in interface ClassFactory

Returns:

The iterator.

configure

public void configure(Configuration config)

Configures this factory. The configuration contains several keys and their defined values. The given reference to the configuration object will remain valid until the report parsing or writing ends.

The configuration contents may change during the reporting.

Specified by:

configure in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

config - the configuration, never null

getConfig

public Configuration getConfig()

Returns the currently set configuration or null, if none was set.

Returns:

the configuration.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Tests for equality.

Specified by:

equals in interface ClassFactory

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object to test.

Returns:

A boolean.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface ClassFactory

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

A hash code.