org.apache.xml.utils
Class XMLStringFactory

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.apache.xml.utils.XMLStringFactory
Direct Known Subclasses:
XMLStringFactoryImpl

public abstract class XMLStringFactory
extends Object

A concrete class that implements this interface creates XMLString objects.


Constructor Summary
XMLStringFactory()
           
 
Method Summary
abstract  XMLString emptystr()
          Get a cheap representation of an empty string.
abstract  XMLString newstr(char[] string, int start, int length)
          Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
abstract  XMLString newstr(FastStringBuffer string, int start, int length)
          Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.
abstract  XMLString newstr(String string)
          Create a new XMLString from a Java string.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

XMLStringFactory

public XMLStringFactory()
Method Detail

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(String string)
Create a new XMLString from a Java string.

Parameters:
string - Java String reference, which must be non-null.
Returns:
An XMLString object that wraps the String reference.

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(FastStringBuffer string,
                                 int start,
                                 int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.

Parameters:
string - FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null.
start - The start position in the array.
length - The number of characters to read from the array.
Returns:
An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

newstr

public abstract XMLString newstr(char[] string,
                                 int start,
                                 int length)
Create a XMLString from a FastStringBuffer.

Parameters:
string - FastStringBuffer reference, which must be non-null.
start - The start position in the array.
length - The number of characters to read from the array.
Returns:
An XMLString object that wraps the FastStringBuffer reference.

emptystr

public abstract XMLString emptystr()
Get a cheap representation of an empty string.

Returns:
An non-null reference to an XMLString that represents "".