org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.elements

Class DefaultElementFactory

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.elements.DefaultElementFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ElementFactory

public class DefaultElementFactory
extends Object
implements ElementFactory

A default implementation of the ElementFactory interface.

Author:

Thomas Morgner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultElementFactory() Creates a new element factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this object with the given object for equality.
Element	getElementForType(String type) Returns an element for the specified type.
int	hashCode() Computes an hashcode for this factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultElementFactory

public DefaultElementFactory()

Creates a new element factory.

Method Detail

getElementForType

public Element getElementForType(String type)

Returns an element for the specified type. This implementation assumes, that all elements have a public default constructor and uses Class.newInstance() to create a new instance of that element.

Specified by:

getElementForType in interface ElementFactory

Parameters:

type - the type.

Returns:

The element.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares this object with the given object for equality. The object will be considered equal if it is a element factory and contains the same elements.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object that should be compared.

Returns:

true, if the given object is equal, false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes an hashcode for this factory.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hashcode.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()