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## org.jfree.xml.util
Class GenericObjectFactory

    java.lang.Object
      org.jfree.xml.util.GenericObjectFactory

    public final class GenericObjectFactory

extends java.lang.Object

The generic object factory contains all methods necessary to collect the property values needed to produce a fully instantiated object.

Constructor Summary
`GenericObjectFactory(java.lang.Class c, java.lang.String registerName, ConstructorDefinition[] constructors, PropertyDefinition[] propertyDefinitions, LookupDefinition[] lookupDefinitions, AttributeDefinition[] attributeDefinitions, java.lang.String[] orderedPropertyNames)` Creates a new generic object factory.

Method Summary
`java.lang.Object` | `createObject()` Creates an object according to the definition.
`AttributeDefinition[]` | `getAttributeDefinitions()` Returns the attribute definitions.
`java.lang.Class` | `getBaseClass()` Returns the base class.
`ConstructorDefinition[]` | `getConstructorDefinitions()` Returns the constructor definitions.
`GenericObjectFactory` | `getInstance()` Returns a copy of this instance.
`LookupDefinition[]` | `getLookupDefinitions()` Returns the lookup definitions.
`java.lang.String[]` | `getOrderedPropertyNames()` Returns the property names.
`java.lang.Object` | `getProperty(java.lang.String name)` Returns the value of the specified property.
`PropertyDefinition` | `getPropertyDefinitionByPropertyName(java.lang.String propertyName)` Returns the property definition for the specified property name.
`PropertyDefinition` | `getPropertyDefinitionByTagName(java.lang.String tagName)` Returns a property definition for the specified tag name.
`PropertyDefinition[]` | `getPropertyDefinitions()` Returns the property definitions.
`java.lang.String` | `getRegisterName()` Returns the register name.
`java.lang.Class` | `getTypeForTagName(java.lang.String tagName)` Returns the class for a tag name.
`boolean` | `isPropertyDefinition(java.lang.String propertyName)` Returns true if there is a property definition for the specified property name.
`void` | `readProperties(java.lang.Object object)` Reads the properties.
`void` | `setProperty(java.lang.String propertyName, java.lang.Object value)` Sets a property value.
`void` | `writeObjectProperties(java.lang.Object object)` Writes the properties for the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### GenericObjectFactory

    public GenericObjectFactory(java.lang.Class c,
                                java.lang.String registerName,
                                ConstructorDefinition[] constructors,
                                PropertyDefinition[] propertyDefinitions,
                                LookupDefinition[] lookupDefinitions,
                                AttributeDefinition[] attributeDefinitions,
                                java.lang.String[] orderedPropertyNames)
                         throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Creates a new generic object factory.

  Parameters:
    `c` - the class.
    `registerName` - the (optional) name under which to register the class for any later lookup.
    `constructors` - the constructor definitions.
    `propertyDefinitions` - the property definitions.
    `lookupDefinitions` - the lookup definitions.
    `attributeDefinitions` - the attribute definitions.
    `orderedPropertyNames` - the ordered property names.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem.

Method Detail

### getInstance

    public GenericObjectFactory getInstance()

  Returns a copy of this instance.

  Returns:
    a copy of this instance.

### getRegisterName

    public java.lang.String getRegisterName()

  Returns the register name.

  Returns:
    the register name.

### getTypeForTagName

    public java.lang.Class getTypeForTagName(java.lang.String tagName)
                                      throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Returns the class for a tag name.

  Parameters:
    `tagName` - the tag name.
  Returns:
    the class.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem.

### isPropertyDefinition

    public boolean isPropertyDefinition(java.lang.String propertyName)

  Returns true if there is a property definition for the specified property name.

  Parameters:
    `propertyName` - the property name.
  Returns:
    A boolean.

### getPropertyDefinitionByPropertyName

    public PropertyDefinition getPropertyDefinitionByPropertyName(java.lang.String propertyName)
                                                           throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Returns the property definition for the specified property name.

  Parameters:
    `propertyName` - the property name.
  Returns:
    the property definition.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is no such property for this object.

### getPropertyDefinitionByTagName

    public PropertyDefinition getPropertyDefinitionByTagName(java.lang.String tagName)
                                                      throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Returns a property definition for the specified tag name.

  Parameters:
    `tagName` - the tag name.
  Returns:
    the property definition.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is no such tag defined for this object.

### getConstructorDefinitions

    public ConstructorDefinition[] getConstructorDefinitions()

  Returns the constructor definitions.

  Returns:
    the constructor definitions.

### getAttributeDefinitions

    public AttributeDefinition[] getAttributeDefinitions()

  Returns the attribute definitions.

  Returns:
    the attribute definitions.

### getPropertyDefinitions

    public PropertyDefinition[] getPropertyDefinitions()

  Returns the property definitions.

  Returns:
    the property definitions.

### getOrderedPropertyNames

    public java.lang.String[] getOrderedPropertyNames()

  Returns the property names.

  Returns:
    the property names.

### getLookupDefinitions

    public LookupDefinition[] getLookupDefinitions()

  Returns the lookup definitions.

  Returns:
    the lookup definitions.

### getProperty

    public java.lang.Object getProperty(java.lang.String name)

  Returns the value of the specified property.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the property name.
  Returns:
    the property value.

### createObject

    public java.lang.Object createObject()
                                  throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Creates an object according to the definition.

  Returns:
    the object.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem with the object description.

### setProperty

    public void setProperty(java.lang.String propertyName,
                            java.lang.Object value)
                     throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Sets a property value.

  Parameters:
    `propertyName` - the property name.
    `value` - the property value.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem with the object description.

### writeObjectProperties

    public void writeObjectProperties(java.lang.Object object)
                               throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Writes the properties for the object.

  Parameters:
    `object` - the object.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem.

### readProperties

    public void readProperties(java.lang.Object object)
                        throws ObjectDescriptionException

  Reads the properties.

  Parameters:
    `object` - the object.
  Throws:
    `ObjectDescriptionException` - if there is a problem.

### getBaseClass

    public java.lang.Class getBaseClass()

  Returns the base class.

  Returns:
    the base class.

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