org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces
Class Specification

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.Configuration
      org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.Specification

All Implemented Interfaces:

IHierarchyParent

Direct Known Subclasses:

DocumentSpecification, OutputSpecification

public class Specification
extends Configuration

This class represents a specification, which is a generalized hierarchy of nodes that can be interpreted by an appropriate connector in an appropriate way.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

_rcsid

Fields inherited from class org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.Configuration

children, JSON_ATTRIBUTE, JSON_CHILDREN, JSON_TYPE, JSON_VALUE, readOnly, rootNodeLabel

Constructor Summary

Specification()
Constructor.

Specification(java.lang.String xml)
Construct from XML.

Method Summary

protected Configuration	createNew() Create a new object of the appropriate class.
protected ConfigurationNode	createNewNode(java.lang.String type) Create a new child node of the appropriate type and class.
SpecificationNode	getChild(int index) Get child n.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.manifoldcf.core.interfaces.Configuration

addChild, addOuterNode, clearChildren, clearOuterNodes, createDuplicate, equals, findChild, fromJSON, fromXML, fromXML, getChildCount, hashCode, initializeFromDoc, makeReadOnly, processObject, processObject, readNode, readNode, removeChild, removeOuterNode, toJSON, toXML, writeNode, writeNode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

_rcsid

public static final java.lang.String _rcsid

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Specification

public Specification()

Constructor.

Specification

public Specification(java.lang.String xml)
              throws ManifoldCFException

Construct from XML.

Parameters:

xml - is the input XML.

Throws:

ManifoldCFException

Method Detail

createNew

protected Configuration createNew()

Create a new object of the appropriate class.

Overrides:

createNew in class Configuration

Returns:

the newly-created configuration object.

createNewNode

protected ConfigurationNode createNewNode(java.lang.String type)

Create a new child node of the appropriate type and class.

Overrides:

createNewNode in class Configuration

Returns:

the newly-created node.

getChild

public SpecificationNode getChild(int index)

Get child n.

Parameters:

index - is the child number.

Returns:

the child node.