Package org.jfree.xml.factory.objects
Interface ClassFactory
- All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
ArrayClassFactory
,ClassFactoryCollector
,ClassFactoryImpl
,JavaBaseClassFactory
,URLClassFactory
A class factory.
- Author:
- Thomas Morgner
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
configure
(Configuration config) Configures this factory.boolean
Compares whether two object factories are equal.Returns an object description for a class.Returns an iterator for the registered classes.getSuperClassObjectDescription
(Class d, ObjectDescription knownSuperClass) Returns an object description for the super class of a class.int
hashCode()
Computes the hashCode for this ClassFactory.
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Method Details
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getDescriptionForClass
Returns an object description for a class.- Parameters:
c
- the class.- Returns:
- The object description.
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getSuperClassObjectDescription
Returns an object description for the super class of a class.- Parameters:
d
- the class.knownSuperClass
- the last known super class or null.- Returns:
- The object description.
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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.
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configure
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
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equals
Compares whether two object factories are equal. This method must be implemented! -
hashCode
int hashCode()Computes the hashCode for this ClassFactory. As equals() must be implemented, a corresponding hashCode() should be implemented as well.
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