abstractelementfactory.java

Java的Web报表库

/**
 * ========================================
 * JFreeReport : a free Java report library
 * ========================================
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 *
 * ---------------------------
 * AbstractElementFactory.java
 * ---------------------------
 * (C)opyright 2003, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
 *
 * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
 * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Simba Management Limited);
 *
 * $Id: AbstractElementFactory.java,v 1.7.2.1 2003/08/24 14:18:09 taqua Exp $
 *
 * Changes (from 19-Feb-2003)
 * -------------------------
 * 19-Feb-2003 : Added standard header and Javadocs (DG);
 *
 */

package com.jrefinery.report.io.ext.factory.elements;

import java.util.HashMap;

import com.jrefinery.report.Element;

/**
 * A base class for implementing the {@link ElementFactory} interface.
 *
 * @author Thomas Morgner
 */
public class AbstractElementFactory implements ElementFactory
{
  /** Storage for the elements. */
  private HashMap elements;

  /**
   * Creates a new element factory.
   */
  public AbstractElementFactory()
  {
    elements = new HashMap();
  }

  /**
   * Registers an element.
   *
   * @param e  the element.
   */
  public void registerElement(final Element e)
  {
    registerElement(e.getContentType(), e);
  }

  /**
   * Registers an element.
   *
   * @param type  the element type.
   * @param e  the element.
   */
  public void registerElement(final String type, final Element e)
  {
    elements.put(type, e);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an element for the specified type. This implementation assumes, that
   * all elements have a public default constructor and uses Class.newInstance()
   * to create a new instance of that element.
   *
   * @param type  the type.
   *
   * @return The element.
   */
  public Element getElementForType(final String type)
  {
    final Element e = (Element) elements.get(type);
    if (e == null)
    {
      return null;
    }
    try
    {
      return (Element) e.getClass().newInstance();
    }
    catch (Exception cne)
    {
      return null;
    }
  }
}