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| package org.apache.commons.jxpath; |
| |
| /** |
| * The {@link JXPathContext#createPath JXPathContext.createPath()} method of |
| * JXPathContext can create missing objects as it traverses an XPath; it |
| * utilizes an AbstractFactory for that purpose. Install a factory on |
| * JXPathContext by calling {@link JXPathContext#setFactory JXPathContext. |
| * setFactory()}. |
| * <p> |
| * All methods of this class return false. Override any of them to return true |
| * to indicate that the factory has successfully created the described object. |
| * |
| * @author Dmitri Plotnikov |
| * @version $Revision$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public abstract class AbstractFactory { |
| |
| /** |
| * The parameters may describe a collection element or an individual |
| * object. It is up to the factory to infer which one it is. If it is a |
| * collection, the factory should check if the collection exists. If not, |
| * it should create the collection. Then it should create the index'th |
| * element of the collection and return true. |
| * <p> |
| * |
| * @param context can be used to evaluate other XPaths, get to variables |
| * etc. |
| * @param pointer describes the location of the node to be created |
| * @param parent is the object that will serve as a parent of the new |
| * object |
| * @param name is the name of the child of the parent that needs to be |
| * created. In the case of DOM may be qualified. |
| * @param index is used if the pointer represents a collection element. You |
| * may need to expand or even create the collection to accommodate the new |
| * element. |
| * |
| * @return true if the object was successfully created |
| */ |
| public boolean createObject(JXPathContext context, Pointer pointer, |
| Object parent, String name, int index) { |
| return false; |
| } |
| |
| /** |
| * Declare the specified variable |
| * |
| * @param context hosts variable pools. See |
| * {@link JXPathContext#getVariables() JXPathContext.getVariables()} |
| * @param name is the name of the variable without the "$" sign |
| * |
| * @return true if the variable was successfully defined |
| */ |
| public boolean declareVariable(JXPathContext context, String name) { |
| return false; |
| } |
| } |