ORG.oclc.webz
Class Format

java.lang.Object
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  +--ORG.oclc.webz.Format

public class Format

extends Object

The Format class manages all the Formatting classes for the databases in WebZ.

Method Summary

Class	fmtclass() Returns a Class object for the java formatting class.
static Format	getFormat(String name, String whichFormat) Retrieves a Format object for the input className.
DisplayGenerator	getGenerator()
boolean	isGenerator() Returns a Class object for the java formatting class.
String	name() Returns a String containing the name of the format.
String	toString() Generates a String representation of the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getFormat

public static Format getFormat(String name,
                               String whichFormat)

Retrieves a Format object for the input className.

Parameters:

className - the name of the format class

whichFormat - the name of the format from the db inifile.

name

public String name()

Returns a String containing the name of the format.

Returns:

String

fmtclass

public Class fmtclass()

Returns a Class object for the java formatting class.

Returns:

Class

isGenerator

public boolean isGenerator()

Returns a Class object for the java formatting class.

Returns:

Class

getGenerator

public DisplayGenerator getGenerator()

toString

public String toString()

Generates a String representation of the object.

Returns:

String

Overrides:

toString in class Object