Package org.daisy.dotify.api.factory

Interface Factory

All Superinterfaces:

FactoryProperties

All Known Subinterfaces:

Embosser, FileFormat, Table

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFactory

public interface Factory
extends FactoryProperties

Provides an interface for common properties of a Factory.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.daisy.dotify.api.factory.FactoryProperties

FactoryProperties.ComparatorBuilder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getFeature(String key)	Gets the value of a feature used by this Factory
Object	getProperty(String key)	Gets the value of a read-only property that applies to all objects returned by this Factory.
void	setFeature(String key, Object value)	Sets a feature for new Objects returned by this Factory

Methods inherited from interface org.daisy.dotify.api.factory.FactoryProperties

getDescription, getDisplayName, getIdentifier

Method Detail

getProperty

Object getProperty(String key)

Gets the value of a read-only property that applies to all objects returned by this Factory.

Parameters:

key - the name of the property to get

Returns:

returns the value associated with this property or null if none is found

getFeature

Object getFeature(String key)

Gets the value of a feature used by this Factory

Parameters:

key - the key for the feature

Returns:

returns the current value of the feature

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the underlying implementation does not recognize the feature

setFeature

void setFeature(String key,
                Object value)

Sets a feature for new Objects returned by this Factory

Parameters:

key - the key for the feature

value - the value of the feature

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the underlying implementation does not recognize the feature