jas.util
Class ObjectFactory

java.lang.Object
  jas.util.ObjectFactory

public class ObjectFactory
extends Object

The object factory is just a convenience class for creating objects from thier Class pointer. It hides some of the messiness of the java.lang.relect.* classes.

Constructor Summary

ObjectFactory(Class c)
Create an ObjectFactory capable of creating objects of a specific class.

Method Summary

boolean	canBeCreatedFrom() Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1) Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	canBeCreatedFrom(Class[] argc) Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1, Class c2) Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1, Class c2, Class c3) Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1, Class c2, Class c3, Class c4) Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments
boolean	checkAccess() Checks that the class is declared public.
Object	create() Creates an object from the specified arguments
Object	create(Object a1) Creates an object from the specified arguments
Object	create(Object[] args) Creates an object from the specified arguments
Object	create(Object a1, Object a2) Creates an object from the specified arguments
Object	create(Object a1, Object a2, Object a3) Creates an object from the specified arguments
Object	create(Object a1, Object a2, Object a3, Object a4) Creates an object from the specified arguments
Class	getSourceClass()
boolean	inheritsFrom(Class baseClass) Checks that the class inherits from baseClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ObjectFactory

public ObjectFactory(Class c)

Create an ObjectFactory capable of creating objects of a specific class.

Parameters:

c - The class of objects to be created.

Method Detail

create

public Object create()
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

create

public Object create(Object a1)
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

create

public Object create(Object a1,
                     Object a2)
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

create

public Object create(Object a1,
                     Object a2,
                     Object a3)
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

checkAccess

public boolean checkAccess()

Checks that the class is declared public.

inheritsFrom

public boolean inheritsFrom(Class baseClass)

Checks that the class inherits from baseClass

create

public Object create(Object a1,
                     Object a2,
                     Object a3,
                     Object a4)
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

create

public Object create(Object[] args)
              throws ObjectFactoryException

Creates an object from the specified arguments

Throws:

ObjectFactoryException

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom()

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1)

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1,
                                Class c2)

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1,
                                Class c2,
                                Class c3)

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom(Class c1,
                                Class c2,
                                Class c3,
                                Class c4)

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

canBeCreatedFrom

public boolean canBeCreatedFrom(Class[] argc)

Determines if object can be constrcted from the specified types of arguments

getSourceClass

public Class getSourceClass()