org.jfree.xml.factory.objects

Class ClassFactoryImpl

public abstract class ClassFactoryImpl extends Object implements ClassFactory

An abstract class that implements the ClassFactory interface.

Author: Thomas Morgner.

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.

Constructor Detail

ClassFactoryImpl

public ClassFactoryImpl()

Creates a new class factory.

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