org.extex.interpreter.context
Class ContextFactory

java.lang.Object
  AbstractFactory
      org.extex.interpreter.context.ContextFactory

public class ContextFactory
extends AbstractFactory

This class provides a factory for a Context.

  <Context class="the.package.TheClass">
  </Context>
 

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer

Constructor Summary

ContextFactory(Configuration configuration, java.util.logging.Logger logger)
Creates a new object.

Method Summary

Context

newInstance(java.lang.String type) Get an instance of a context.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ContextFactory

public ContextFactory(Configuration configuration,
                      java.util.logging.Logger logger)
               throws ConfigurationException

Creates a new object.

Parameters:

configuration - the configuration for this factory

logger - the logger

Throws:

ConfigurationException - in case of an error in the configuration.

Method Detail

newInstance

public Context newInstance(java.lang.String type)
                    throws ConfigurationException

Get an instance of a context. This method selects one of the entries in the configuration. The selection is done with the help of a type String. If the type is null or the empty string then the default from the configuration is used.

Parameters:

type - the type to use

Returns:

a new context

Throws:

ConfigurationException - in case of an configuration error