Cocoon API: Class Manager

org.apache.cocoon.framework
Class Manager

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.util.Dictionary
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        +--java.util.Hashtable
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              +--org.apache.cocoon.framework.Manager

All Implemented Interfaces:

Actor, java.lang.Cloneable, DestroyListener, Director, Factory, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public class Manager

extends java.util.Hashtable

implements Actor, Factory, Director, DestroyListener

This class is used to create and control software actors and resources.

Version:

$Revision: 1.11 $ $Date: 2001/01/18 22:38:17 $

Author:

Stefano Mazzocchi

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Constructor Summary

Manager()

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	create(java.lang.String name) Create the instance of a class given its name.
java.lang.Object	create(java.lang.String name, Configurations conf) Create the instance of a class and, if configurable, use the given configurations to configure it.
java.util.Vector	create(java.util.Vector names) Create a vector of instances.
java.util.Vector	create(java.util.Vector names, Configurations conf) Create a vector of instances with given configurations.
void	destroy()
void	destroyAll() Calls destroy() on all components that are instances of DestroyListener
java.lang.Object	getActor(java.lang.String role) Get the actor currently playing the given role.
java.util.Enumeration	getRoles() Get the roles currently set.
void	init(Director director) Initialize the actor by indicating their director.
void	setRole(java.lang.String role, java.lang.Object actor) Set the actor for the role.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Manager

public Manager()

Method Detail

init

public void init(Director director)

Initialize the actor by indicating their director.

Specified by:

init in interface Actor

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name)

Create the instance of a class given its name.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name,
                               Configurations conf)
                        throws java.lang.RuntimeException

Create the instance of a class and, if configurable, use the given configurations to configure it.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory

create

public java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names)

Create a vector of instances.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory

create

public java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names,
                               Configurations conf)

Create a vector of instances with given configurations.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory

destroy

public void destroy()

Specified by:

destroy in interface DestroyListener

destroyAll

public void destroyAll()

Calls destroy() on all components that are instances of DestroyListener

getActor

public java.lang.Object getActor(java.lang.String role)

Get the actor currently playing the given role.

Specified by:

getActor in interface Director

setRole

public void setRole(java.lang.String role,
                    java.lang.Object actor)

Set the actor for the role.

Specified by:

setRole in interface Director

getRoles

public java.util.Enumeration getRoles()

Get the roles currently set.

Specified by:

getRoles in interface Director