org.jfree.xml.factory.objects

Class ArrayClassFactory

public class ArrayClassFactory extends Object implements ClassFactory

An class that implements the ClassFactory interface to create Arrays of objects. The object descriptions are created on demand.

Author: Thomas Morgner.

Constructor Summary
	ArrayClassFactory() Default constructor.

Method Summary
void	configure(Configuration config) Configures this factory.
boolean	equals(Object o) ArrayClassFactories are always equal, there is nothing that could not be equal :)
ObjectDescription	getDescriptionForClass(Class c) Returns an object description for a class.
Iterator	getRegisteredClasses() Returns an iterator for the registered classes.
ObjectDescription	getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d, ObjectDescription knownSuperClass) Returns an object description for the super class of a class.
int	hashCode() Returns a hash code value for the object.

Constructor Detail

ArrayClassFactory

public ArrayClassFactory()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

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.

Parameters: config the configuration, never null

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

ArrayClassFactories are always equal, there is nothing that could not be equal :)

Parameters: o the other object.

Returns: true, if both object factories describe the same objects, false otherwise.

getDescriptionForClass

public ObjectDescription getDescriptionForClass(Class c)

Returns an object description for a class.

Parameters: c the class.

Returns: The object description.

getRegisteredClasses

public Iterator getRegisteredClasses()

Returns an iterator for the registered classes. This returns a list of pre-registered classes known to this ClassFactory. A class may be able to handle more than the registered classes.

This method exists to support query tools for UI design, do not rely on it for day to day work.

Returns: The iterator.

getSuperClassObjectDescription

public ObjectDescription getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d, ObjectDescription knownSuperClass)

Returns an object description for the super class of a class. This method always returns null.

Parameters: d the class. knownSuperClass the last known super class or null.

Returns: The object description.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable.

Returns: the computed hashcode.