Package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base

Class ArrayClassFactory

java.lang.Object

org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.ArrayClassFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, ClassFactory

public class ArrayClassFactory
extends Object
implements ClassFactory

An class that implements the ClassFactory interface to create Arrays of objects. The object descriptions are created on demand.

Author:

Thomas Morgner.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ArrayClassFactory()	Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	configure(org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.Configuration config)	Configures this factory.
boolean	equals(Object o)	ArrayClassFactories are always equal, there is nothing that could not be equal :)
ObjectDescription	getDescriptionForClass(Class c)	Returns an object description for a class.
Iterator	getRegisteredClasses()	Returns an iterator for the registered classes.
ObjectDescription	getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d, ObjectDescription knownSuperClass)	Returns an object description for the super class of a class.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code value for the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArrayClassFactory

public ArrayClassFactory()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getDescriptionForClass

public ObjectDescription getDescriptionForClass(Class c)

Returns an object description for a class.

Specified by:

getDescriptionForClass in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

c - the class.

Returns:

The object description.

getSuperClassObjectDescription

public ObjectDescription getSuperClassObjectDescription(Class d,
                                                        ObjectDescription knownSuperClass)

Returns an object description for the super class of a class. This method always returns null.

Specified by:

getSuperClassObjectDescription in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

d - the class.

knownSuperClass - the last known super class or null.

Returns:

The object description.

getRegisteredClasses

public Iterator 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.

Specified by:

getRegisteredClasses in interface ClassFactory

Returns:

The iterator.

configure

public void configure(org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.config.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.

Specified by:

configure in interface ClassFactory

Parameters:

config - the configuration, never null

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

ArrayClassFactories are always equal, there is nothing that could not be equal :)

Specified by:

equals in interface ClassFactory

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the other object.

Returns:

true, if both object factories describe the same objects, false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hashtables such as those provided by java.util.Hashtable.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface ClassFactory

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the computed hashcode.