byucc.edif
Class HashMapNameSpaceResolver

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap
      java.util.HashMap
          byucc.edif.HashMapNameSpaceResolver

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map, NameSpaceResolver, java.io.Serializable

public class HashMapNameSpaceResolver

extends java.util.HashMap

implements NameSpaceResolver, java.io.Serializable

Implements an unordered name space using a HashMap.

Version:

$Id: HashMapNameSpaceResolver.java,v 1.4 2004/08/27 19:16:42 tsa6 Exp $

Author:

Eric Johnson, Tyler Anderson

See Also:

AbstractNameSpaceResolver, NameSpaceResolver, Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.HashMap

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.HashMap

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

Constructor Summary

HashMapNameSpaceResolver()
Constructs an empty HashMapNameSpaceResolver Object.

Method Summary

boolean	add(NamedPropertyObject name) Adds a name if it doesn't clash with an existing name and return true.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.String name) Returns the Object associated with the given String.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
boolean	nameClash(java.lang.String name) Returns true if name does not clash with name space.
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.String name) Removes the value mapped at the given String key.
java.lang.String	returnUniqueName(java.lang.String name) If the name is valid, return name.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, get, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

HashMapNameSpaceResolver

public HashMapNameSpaceResolver()

Constructs an empty HashMapNameSpaceResolver Object.

Method Detail

add

public boolean add(NamedPropertyObject name)

Adds a name if it doesn't clash with an existing name and return true. If it does clash, return false and don't add.

Parameters:

name - Name to add to the name space.

Returns:

True if the name was added to the name space, otherwise, false.

get

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

Returns the Object associated with the given String.

Parameters:

name - The key of the value to retrieve

Returns:

An Object mapped at the given String

nameClash

public boolean nameClash(java.lang.String name)

Returns true if name does not clash with name space.

Specified by:

nameClash in interface NameSpaceResolver

Parameters:

name - Name to check if it already exists in the name space.

Returns:

True if the name clashes, false if it doesn't exist in the name space.

remove

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

Removes the value mapped at the given String key.

Parameters:

name - The key of the value to remove

Returns:

The Object mapped at the given String

returnUniqueName

public java.lang.String returnUniqueName(java.lang.String name)

If the name is valid, return name. If not, make it valid. It grabs a random element from an array and keeps appending it from the array.

Specified by:

returnUniqueName in interface NameSpaceResolver

Parameters:

name - Name to modify, and make unique for this name space.

Returns:

The string unique to this name space.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Specified by:

toString in interface NameSpaceResolver

Returns:

String representing this name space object.

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)