Package eu.bandm.tools.format

Class LiteralFactory

java.lang.Object

eu.bandm.tools.format.LiteralFactory

public class LiteralFactory
extends Object

A store for format literals.

Objects of this class can be used to avoid duplication of format literals in a controlled context. Each literal created through a factory is stored in a map, and reused if a literal with the same content is requested again. Map entries last as long as the lifetime of the factory object. Hence, to avoid space leaks, it is recommended to limit either the scope where the factory is known to a trusted context, or its lifetime.

See Also:

• Format.literal(java.lang.String)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LiteralFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Format	literal(String text)	Returns a format literal with the given text content.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

LiteralFactory

public LiteralFactory()

Method Details

literal

public Format literal(String text)

Returns a format literal with the given text content.

If there is already an equivalent literal in the internal map, it is reused.