org.apache.struts.config
Class ModuleConfigFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts.config.ModuleConfigFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultModuleConfigFactory

public abstract class ModuleConfigFactory
extends Object

A factory interface for creating ModuleConfigs.

Version:

$Rev: 471754 $ $Date: 2005-05-07 12:11:38 -0400 (Sat, 07 May 2005) $

See Also:

ModuleConfig

Field Summary

protected static Class	clazz The Java class to be used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.
protected static String	factoryClass The fully qualified class name to be used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

Constructor Summary

ModuleConfigFactory()

Method Summary

static ModuleConfigFactory	createFactory() Create and return a ModuleConfigFactory instance of the appropriate class, which can be used to create customized ModuleConfig instances.
abstract ModuleConfig	createModuleConfig(String prefix) Create and return a newly instansiated ModuleConfig.
static String	getFactoryClass() The fully qualified class name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.
static void	setFactoryClass(String factoryClass) Set the fully qualified class name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

clazz

protected static Class clazz

The Java class to be used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

factoryClass

protected static String factoryClass

The fully qualified class name to be used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

Constructor Detail

ModuleConfigFactory

public ModuleConfigFactory()

Method Detail

createModuleConfig

public abstract ModuleConfig createModuleConfig(String prefix)

Create and return a newly instansiated ModuleConfig. This method must be implemented by concrete subclasses.

Parameters:

prefix - Module prefix for Configuration

getFactoryClass

public static String getFactoryClass()

The fully qualified class name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

Returns:

class name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances

setFactoryClass

public static void setFactoryClass(String factoryClass)

Set the fully qualified class name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances.

Parameters:

factoryClass - name that is used for ModuleConfigFactory instances

createFactory

public static ModuleConfigFactory createFactory()

Create and return a ModuleConfigFactory instance of the appropriate class, which can be used to create customized ModuleConfig instances. If no such factory can be created, return null instead.