uk.ac.starlink.datanode.factory

Class XMLDataNodeBuilder

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.datanode.factory.DataNodeBuilder

uk.ac.starlink.datanode.factory.XMLDataNodeBuilder

public class XMLDataNodeBuilder
extends DataNodeBuilder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataNode	buildNode(Object obj) Builds a DataNode from a given object.
static XMLDataNodeBuilder	getInstance() Obtains the singleton instance of this class.
boolean	suitable(Class objClass) Determine whether this builder can be used to work on an object of a given class.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.starlink.datanode.factory.DataNodeBuilder

getBuilders, getNodeClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static XMLDataNodeBuilder getInstance()

Obtains the singleton instance of this class.

suitable

public boolean suitable(Class objClass)

Description copied from class: DataNodeBuilder

Determine whether this builder can be used to work on an object of a given class.

Specified by:

suitable in class DataNodeBuilder

Parameters:

objClass - the class of an object which might be passed as the argument of buildNode

Returns:

whether it's OK to do that

buildNode

public DataNode buildNode(Object obj)
                   throws NoSuchDataException

Description copied from class: DataNodeBuilder

Builds a DataNode from a given object.

Specified by:

buildNode in class DataNodeBuilder

Parameters:

obj - the object to build a datanode from

Returns:

a new DataNode made from obj

Throws:

NoSuchDataException - if no new node can be created

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object