org.radeox.macro.api

Class BaseApiConverter

java.lang.Object

org.radeox.macro.api.BaseApiConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ApiConverter

Direct Known Subclasses:

JavaApiConverter, RubyApiConverter

public abstract class BaseApiConverter
extends Object
implements ApiConverter

Base class for API converters, stores a base URL

Version:

$Id: BaseApiConverter.java 7707 2006-04-12 17:30:19Z ian@caret.cam.ac.uk $

Author:

Stephan J. Schmidt

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected String	baseUrl

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BaseApiConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract void	appendUrl(Writer writer, String className) Converts a class name to an url and adds the url to an Writer.
String	getBaseUrl() Get the base Url for the Converter.
abstract String	getName() Returns the name of the converter.
void	setBaseUrl(String baseUrl) Set the base Url for the Converter.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

baseUrl

protected String baseUrl

Constructor Detail

BaseApiConverter

public BaseApiConverter()

Method Detail

appendUrl

public abstract void appendUrl(Writer writer,
                               String className)
                        throws IOException

Description copied from interface: ApiConverter

Converts a class name to an url and adds the url to an Writer. The url usually shows som API information about the class e.g. for Java classes this points to the API documentation on the Sun site.

Specified by:

appendUrl in interface ApiConverter

Parameters:

writer - Writer to add the class url to

className - Namee of the class to create pointer for

Throws:

IOException

setBaseUrl

public void setBaseUrl(String baseUrl)

Description copied from interface: ApiConverter

Set the base Url for the Converter. A converter creates an API pointer by combining an base url and the name of a class.

Specified by:

setBaseUrl in interface ApiConverter

Parameters:

baseUrl - Url to use when creating an API pointer

getBaseUrl

public String getBaseUrl()

Description copied from interface: ApiConverter

Get the base Url for the Converter. A converter creates an API pointer by combining an base url and the name of a class.

Specified by:

getBaseUrl in interface ApiConverter

Returns:

baseUrl Url the converter uses when creating an API pointer

getName

public abstract String getName()

Description copied from interface: ApiConverter

Returns the name of the converter. This is used to configure the BaseUrls and associate them with a concrete converter.

Specified by:

getName in interface ApiConverter

Returns:

name Name of the Converter, e.g. Java12