uk.ac.ed.epcc.safe.accounting.parsers.value

Interface DomValueParser<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Implementing Classes:

DomParserAdapter, IntervallicVolumeParser, PatternDomParser

public interface DomValueParser<T>

Interface that parses a Dom Node to generate a value. Though in many cases this may map onto an underlying ValueParser this interface allows more complex parses such as adjusting units based on an attribute value.

Author:

spb

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class<T>	getType() Returns the Class of object this parser returns with it's parse(Node) method is invoked.
T	parse(org.w3c.dom.Node valueNode) Parses the specified Node and constructs the appropriate object out of it.

Method Detail

getType

java.lang.Class<T> getType()

Returns the Class of object this parser returns with it's parse(Node) method is invoked. The returned class will be the exact Class (i.e. not a subclass) of this ValueParser's type

Returns:

The Type of this DomValueParser

parse

T parse(org.w3c.dom.Node valueNode)
        throws ValueParseException

Parses the specified Node and constructs the appropriate object out of it.

Throws:

ValueParseException

Parameters:

valueNode - Node to parse

Returns:

The object representation of valueNode