net.sf.jaxodraw.object

Class JaxoObjectFactory

java.lang.Object

net.sf.jaxodraw.object.JaxoObjectFactory

public final class JaxoObjectFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Factory class to create instances of JaxoObjects.

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	addObjectType(int type, java.lang.String objectId) Adds a new type of JaxoObject to the list of know objects.
static JaxoObject	newObject(int type) Returns a new instance of a JaxoObject.
static JaxoObject	newObject(int type, java.awt.Point[] location) Creates a new JaxoObject, initialized with values taken from the Preferences.
static JaxoObject	newObject(java.lang.String objectId) Returns a new instance of a JaxoObject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newObject

public static JaxoObject newObject(int type)

Returns a new instance of a JaxoObject. The object is only instantiated, not initialized. A NoSuchElementException is thrown if type is not a known object.

Parameters:

type - The type of object to be created, as defined in JaxoConstants).

Returns:

A new instance of a JaxoObject, or null if the object could not be instantiated.

newObject

public static JaxoObject newObject(java.lang.String objectId)

Returns a new instance of a JaxoObject. The object is only instantiated, not initialized. A NoSuchElementException is thrown if objectId is not a known object.

Parameters:

objectId - The class name of the object to be instantiated.

Returns:

A new instance of a JaxoObject, or null if the object could not be instantiated.

newObject

public static JaxoObject newObject(int type,
                                   java.awt.Point[] location)

Creates a new JaxoObject, initialized with values taken from the Preferences. A NoSuchElementException is thrown if type is not a known object.

Parameters:

type - The type of object to be created (defined in JaxoConstants).

location - the points of the object. The size of the array has to be equal to the point count of the object.

Returns:

A new JaxoObject.

addObjectType

public static void addObjectType(int type,
                                 java.lang.String objectId)

Adds a new type of JaxoObject to the list of know objects. No test is done here if the object can be instantiated.

Parameters:

type - The type of object to be created, has to be different from any of the pre-defined types in JaxoConstants).

objectId - The class name of the object of the given type. This is used to instantiate the object.