org.writersforge.catalan.layout
Class LayoutFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.writersforge.catalan.layout.LayoutFactory

public final class LayoutFactory

extends java.lang.Object

Factory for creating LayoutEngine objects. Supports a hardcoded default engine, plus additional engines through String parameters.

Author:

jsheets

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ASCII_ENGINE The factory name for the AsciiLayout engine.
static java.lang.String	SIMPLE_FLOW_ENGINE The factory name for the SimpleFlowLayout engine.

Method Summary

static LayoutEngine

newLayoutEngine(java.lang.String init) Creates a new layout engine, based on the input parameters.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

SIMPLE_FLOW_ENGINE

public static final java.lang.String SIMPLE_FLOW_ENGINE

The factory name for the SimpleFlowLayout engine.

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Constant Field Values

ASCII_ENGINE

public static final java.lang.String ASCII_ENGINE

The factory name for the AsciiLayout engine.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

newLayoutEngine

public static LayoutEngine newLayoutEngine(java.lang.String init)

Creates a new layout engine, based on the input parameters. If init is null, the factory will return a default engine.

Parameters:

init - a unique string identifying the type of layout engine to create

Returns:

a newly created layout engine