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Interface ResourceTypeRegistry

public interface ResourceTypeRegistry

Registry object that contains all ResourceTypes and their respective ResourceRequestFactory objects.

Since:

7/30/03

See Also:

ResourceRequestFactory, ResourceType

Method Summary

ResourceRequestFactory	getResourceRequestFactory(ResourceType type) Get the ResourceRequestFactory.
ResourceRequestFactory	getResourceRequestFactory(String typeName) Get the ResourceRequestFactory.
ResourceType	getResourceType(String typeName) Get the requested ResourceType from the registry.
ResourceType[]	getResourceTypes() Get all registered ResourceTypes.

Method Detail

getResourceType

public ResourceType getResourceType(String typeName)

Get the requested ResourceType from the registry.

Parameters:

typeName - the name of the ResourceType to get.

Returns:

the ResourceType with the given typeName, or null if it is not registered.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if typeName is null.

getResourceTypes

public ResourceType[] getResourceTypes()

Get all registered ResourceTypes.

Returns:

an array containing all registered ResourceTypes, or a zero length array if no ResourceTypes are registered.

getResourceRequestFactory

public ResourceRequestFactory getResourceRequestFactory(String typeName)

Get the ResourceRequestFactory.

Parameters:

typeName - the name of the ResourceType.

Returns:

the ResourceRequestFactory that corresponds to the ResourceType, or null if the ResourceType is not registered.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if typeName is null.

getResourceRequestFactory

public ResourceRequestFactory getResourceRequestFactory(ResourceType type)

Get the ResourceRequestFactory.

Parameters:

type - the ResourceType.

Returns:

the ResourceRequestFactory that corresponds to the ResourceType, or null if the ResourceType is not registered.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if type is null.