uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.model

Interface ParseFactory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type of object to be found

All Known Subinterfaces:

NameFinder<T>, NameInputProvider<X>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AppUserFactory, AppUserNameFinder, ClassificationFactory, DataStore, DynamicFormManager, EmailNameFinder, FieldNameFinder, GlobalNamePolicy, LockFactory, MultiNameFactory, MultiNameFinder, PreferedViewFactory, SecondaryNameFinder, TertiaryNameFinder, UUIDNamePolicy, WebNameFinder

public interface ParseFactory<T>

Simple interface for factories that can find objects by name. In this context the name is the default short identifying string for the object. Each valid name must uniquely map to a single result. It is permissible for multiple names to result in the same object but only one of them will be returned by getCanonicalName(Object). The equivalent names should therefore come from different pattern spaces and either be mappings between different representations of the same name or correspond to different unique fields on the target object.

See Also:

NameFinder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	findFromString(java.lang.String name) Find an existing entry by name.
java.lang.String	getCanonicalName(T object) Get a canonical name of an object in a format that can be parsed by the findFromString(String) method.

Method Detail

findFromString

T findFromString(java.lang.String name)

Find an existing entry by name.

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

Matching T or null

getCanonicalName

java.lang.String getCanonicalName(T object)

Get a canonical name of an object in a format that can be parsed by the findFromString(String) method.

Parameters:

object -

Returns:

The canonical name.