org.apache.struts.util
Class MessageResourcesFactory

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.struts.util.MessageResourcesFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PropertyMessageResourcesFactory

public abstract class MessageResourcesFactory

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Factory for MessageResources instances. The general usage pattern for this class is:

• Call MessageResourcesFactory().createFactory() to retrieve a MessageResourcesFactory instance.
• Set properties as required to configure this factory instance to create MessageResources instances with desired characteristics.
• Call the createResources() method of the factory to retrieve a newly instantiated MessageResources instance.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date$

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected static java.lang.Class	clazz The Java class to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
protected static java.lang.String	factoryClass The fully qualified class name to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.
protected boolean	returnNull The "return null" property value to which newly created MessageResourcess should be initialized.

Constructor Summary

MessageResourcesFactory()

Method Summary

static MessageResourcesFactory	createFactory() Create and return a MessageResourcesFactory instance of the appropriate class, which can be used to create customized MessageResources instances.
abstract MessageResources	createResources(java.lang.String config) Create and return a newly instansiated MessageResources.
static java.lang.String	getFactoryClass()
boolean	getReturnNull()
static void	setFactoryClass(java.lang.String factoryClass)
void	setReturnNull(boolean returnNull)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

returnNull

protected boolean returnNull

The "return null" property value to which newly created MessageResourcess should be initialized.

clazz

protected static transient java.lang.Class clazz

The Java class to be used for MessageResourcesFactory instances.

factoryClass

protected static java.lang.String factoryClass

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

Constructor Detail

MessageResourcesFactory

public MessageResourcesFactory()

Method Detail

getReturnNull

public boolean getReturnNull()

setReturnNull

public void setReturnNull(boolean returnNull)

createResources

public abstract MessageResources createResources(java.lang.String config)

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

Parameters:

config - Configuration parameter(s) for the requested bundle

getFactoryClass

public static java.lang.String getFactoryClass()

setFactoryClass

public static void setFactoryClass(java.lang.String factoryClass)

createFactory

public static MessageResourcesFactory createFactory()

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