net.sf.layoutParser.context

Class AliasCatalog

java.lang.Object

net.sf.layoutParser.context.AliasCatalog

public class AliasCatalog
extends Object

Class that handles the management of aliases across the build of the parsers.

Since:

1.1.6

Author:

notivago

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AliasCatalog()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addAlias(String name, Class type) Create an alias with name for a type given.
Map<String,Class>	getAliases()
Class	getClassFor(String name) Get the class for the given name, using alias if fitting.
String	getClassNameFor(String name) Fetch the name of the class if it is an alias, else gives the name itself.
boolean	isAlias(String alias) Allow verification of the string to assert if it is an alias to type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AliasCatalog

public AliasCatalog()

Method Detail

getAliases

public Map<String,Class> getAliases()

isAlias

public boolean isAlias(String alias)

Allow verification of the string to assert if it is an alias to type.

Parameters:

alias - The alias to be search.

Returns:

True if the string is found to be an alias.

getClassNameFor

public String getClassNameFor(String name)

Fetch the name of the class if it is an alias, else gives the name itself.

Parameters:

name - The name of the class or alias.

Returns:

The name of the class.

getClassFor

public Class getClassFor(String name)
                  throws ClassNotFoundException

Get the class for the given name, using alias if fitting.

Parameters:

name - The name or alias of the class to be loaded.

Returns:

The class.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If it is not an alias and name represents a class that can't be loaded.

addAlias

public void addAlias(String name,
            Class type)

Create an alias with name for a type given.

Parameters:

name - The alias name.

type - The type to be aliases with given name.