org.jfree.xml.util

Interface ObjectFactory

public interface ObjectFactory

An object factory.
Method Summary
GenericObjectFactorygetFactoryForClass(Class c)
Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is no handler for this class.
ManualMappingDefinitiongetManualMappingDefinition(Class c)
Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if not manual definition exists.
MultiplexMappingDefinitiongetMultiplexDefinition(Class c)
Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no such definition exists.
booleanisGenericHandler(Class c)
Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class.

Method Detail

getFactoryForClass

public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class c)
Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using getInstance().

Parameters: c the class for which we need a producer

Returns: the factory for this class

getManualMappingDefinition

public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class c)
Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if not manual definition exists.

Parameters: c the class for which to check the existence of the definition

Returns: the manual mapping definition or null.

getMultiplexDefinition

public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class c)
Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no such definition exists.

Parameters: c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer

Returns: the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.

isGenericHandler

public boolean isGenericHandler(Class c)
Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does not check, whether an mapping exists.

Parameters: c the class for which to check

Returns: true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.