net.sf.navigator.util
Class MessageResourcesFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.navigator.util.MessageResourcesFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

public abstract class MessageResourcesFactory
extends Object
implements Serializable

Factory for MessageResources instances. The general usage pattern for this class is:

• Call MessageResourcesFactory().createFactory() to retrieve a MessageResourcesFactory instance.
• Set properties as required to configure this factory instance to create MessageResources instances with desired characteristics.
• Call the createResources() method of the factory to retrieve a newly instantiated MessageResources instance.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/09/17 10:46:05 $

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected static Class	clazz The Java class to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
protected static String	factoryClass The fully qualified class name to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
protected boolean	returnNull The "return null" property value to which newly created MessageResourcess should be initialized.

Constructor Summary

MessageResourcesFactory()

Method Summary

static MessageResourcesFactory	createFactory() Create and return a MessageResourcesFactory instance of the appropriate class, which can be used to create customized MessageResources instances.
abstract MessageResources	createResources(String config) Create and return a newly instansiated MessageResources.
static String	getFactoryClass() The fully qualified class name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
boolean	getReturnNull() Get default value of the "returnNull" property used to initialize newly created MessageResourcess.
static void	setFactoryClass(String factoryClass) Set the fully qualified class name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
void	setReturnNull(boolean returnNull) Set the default value of the "returnNull" property newly created MessageResourcess are initialized to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

returnNull

protected boolean returnNull

The "return null" property value to which newly created MessageResourcess should be initialized.

clazz

protected static transient Class clazz

The Java class to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.

factoryClass

protected static String factoryClass

The fully qualified class name to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.

Constructor Detail

MessageResourcesFactory

public MessageResourcesFactory()

Method Detail

getReturnNull

public boolean getReturnNull()

Get default value of the "returnNull" property used to initialize newly created MessageResourcess.

Returns:

default value of the "returnNull" property newly created MessageResourcess are initialized to.

setReturnNull

public void setReturnNull(boolean returnNull)

Set the default value of the "returnNull" property newly created MessageResourcess are initialized to.

Parameters:

returnNull - default value of the "returnNull" MessageResourcess are initialized to.

createResources

public abstract MessageResources createResources(String config)

Create and return a newly instansiated MessageResources. This method must be implemented by concrete subclasses.

Parameters:

config - Configuration parameter(s) for the requested bundle

getFactoryClass

public static String getFactoryClass()

The fully qualified class name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.

Returns:

class name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances

setFactoryClass

public static void setFactoryClass(String factoryClass)

Set the fully qualified class name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.

Parameters:

factoryClass - name that is used for MessageResourcesFactory instances

createFactory

public static MessageResourcesFactory createFactory()

Create and return a MessageResourcesFactory instance of the appropriate class, which can be used to create customized MessageResources instances. If no such factory can be created, return null instead.