Package adams.data.io

Class FileFormatHandlerUtils

java.lang.Object

adams.data.io.FileFormatHandlerUtils

public class FileFormatHandlerUtils
extends Object

Helper class for FileFormatHandler.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FileFormatHandlerUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static List<Class>	getHandlerForExtension(Class superclass, String extension)	Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified extension.
static List<Class>	getHandlerForFile(Class superclass, File file)	Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified file.
static List<Class>	getHandlerForFile(Class superclass, String filename)	Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileFormatHandlerUtils

public FileFormatHandlerUtils()

Method Detail

getHandlerForFile

public static List<Class> getHandlerForFile(Class superclass,
                                            String filename)

Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified file. The classes must implement the FileFormatHandler interface.

Parameters:

superclass - the superclass of the handlers

filename - the file to get handler(s) for

Returns:

the list of handlers

getHandlerForFile

public static List<Class> getHandlerForFile(Class superclass,
                                            File file)

Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified file. The classes must implement the FileFormatHandler interface.

Parameters:

superclass - the superclass of the handlers

file - the file to get handler(s) for

Returns:

the list of handlers

getHandlerForExtension

public static List<Class> getHandlerForExtension(Class superclass,
                                                 String extension)

Returns the list of handlers that can handle the specified extension. The classes must implement the FileFormatHandler interface.

Parameters:

superclass - the superclass of the handlers

extension - the extension to check (no dot)

Returns:

the list of handlers