fdda.model
Class PropertyFactory

java.lang.Object
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public final class PropertyFactory

extends Object

A factory class that creates Properties.

Author:

Jörg Rüdenauer

Method Summary

static Property	createProperty(String name, String type) Creates a new property with the specified name of the specified type.
static Property	createProperty(String name, String type, String displayedName, String description) Creates a new property with the specified name of the specified type.
static PropertyType	createPropertyType(String typeName) Creates a PropertyType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createPropertyType

public static PropertyType createPropertyType(String typeName)

Creates a PropertyType. If such a PropertyType was previously created, the already created instance is returned (Singleton-like). All exceptions are caught; if an exception occurs, null is returned.

Parameters:

typeName - the name of the type, e.g. 'String' or 'Integer'.

Returns:

the new PropertyType

See Also:

PropertyType

createProperty

public static Property createProperty(String name,
                                      String type)

Creates a new property with the specified name of the specified type. The property initially has no values.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

type - the type of the property

Returns:

the new Property

createProperty

public static Property createProperty(String name,
                                      String type,
                                      String displayedName,
                                      String description)

Creates a new property with the specified name of the specified type. The property initially has no values.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property

type - the type of the property

displayedName - the displayed name of the property

description - a description of the property, user-readable.

Returns:

the new Property