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Interface ValueFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleValueFactory

public interface ValueFactory

An interface to create various kinds of values. This interface implements the Abstract Factory design pattern. Each factory method declared in this interface takes a Java value (or object) and returns the corresponding Denotable object; this allows to manipulate various Java values uniformly.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Yoonsik Cheon

Method Summary

Denotable	createArrayValue(Class type, Denotable[] elems) Creates an array value.
Denotable	createBooleanValue(boolean val) Creates a boolean value.
Denotable	createByteValue(byte val) Creates a byte value.
Denotable	createCharValue(char val) Creates a char value.
Denotable	createConstructorCall(Constructor con, Denotable[] args) Creates a constructor-call value.
Denotable	createDoubleValue(double val) Creates a double value.
Denotable	createFloatValue(float val) Creates a float value.
Denotable	createIntValue(int val) Creates an int value.
Denotable	createLongValue(long val) Creates a long value.
Denotable	createMethodCall(Class type, Method meth, Denotable receiver, Denotable[] args) Creates a method-call value.
Denotable	createNullValue(Class type) Creates a null value of the given type.
Denotable	createShortValue(short val) Creates a short value.
Denotable	createStringValue(String val) Creates a string value.

Method Detail

createBooleanValue

Denotable createBooleanValue(boolean val)

Creates a boolean value.

createByteValue

Denotable createByteValue(byte val)

Creates a byte value.

createShortValue

Denotable createShortValue(short val)

Creates a short value.

createIntValue

Denotable createIntValue(int val)

Creates an int value.

createLongValue

Denotable createLongValue(long val)

Creates a long value.

createCharValue

Denotable createCharValue(char val)

Creates a char value.

createFloatValue

Denotable createFloatValue(float val)

Creates a float value.

createDoubleValue

Denotable createDoubleValue(double val)

Creates a double value.

createStringValue

Denotable createStringValue(String val)

Creates a string value.

createNullValue

Denotable createNullValue(Class type)

Creates a null value of the given type.

createArrayValue

Denotable createArrayValue(Class type,
                           Denotable[] elems)

Creates an array value.

createMethodCall

Denotable createMethodCall(Class type,
                           Method meth,
                           Denotable receiver,
                           Denotable[] args)

Creates a method-call value.

createConstructorCall

Denotable createConstructorCall(Constructor con,
                                Denotable[] args)

Creates a constructor-call value.