net.sf.jagg.msd
Class Discriminators

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jagg.msd.Discriminators

public class Discriminators
extends java.lang.Object

The Discriminators utility class supplies utility functionality for Discriminators.

Since:

0.5.0

Author:

Randy Gettman

Method Summary

static <T> Discriminator<T>	getDiscriminator(java.lang.Class<T> c) Gets the proper Discriminator for a particular object's class.
static <T> Discriminator<T>	getDiscriminator(T object) Gets the proper Discriminator for a particular object.
static <T> java.util.List<T>	getFlattenedList(java.util.List<java.util.List<T>> listOfLists) "Flattens" a List of Lists into a new List of T objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getDiscriminator

public static <T> Discriminator<T> getDiscriminator(T object)

Gets the proper Discriminator for a particular object.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the object to be discriminated.

Parameters:

object - The object representing the type to be discriminated.

Returns:

A Discriminator capable of discriminating objects of type T, or null if one couldn't be found.

getDiscriminator

public static <T> Discriminator<T> getDiscriminator(java.lang.Class<T> c)

Gets the proper Discriminator for a particular object's class.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the object to be discriminated.

Parameters:

c - The Class object representing the type to be discriminated.

Returns:

A Discriminator capable of discriminating objects of type T, or null if one couldn't be found.

getFlattenedList

public static <T> java.util.List<T> getFlattenedList(java.util.List<java.util.List<T>> listOfLists)

"Flattens" a List of Lists into a new List of T objects.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of object.

Parameters:

listOfLists - A List of Lists.

Returns:

A flattened List that contains only the elements of each of the internal lists, in the order found.