DefaultElementFactory (classic-core 9.3.0.0-424 API)

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 Description

DefaultElementFactory()
Creates a new element factory.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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
clone, finalize, 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()