de.intarsys.pdf.app.annotation
Class StandardAnnotationOutlet

java.lang.Object
  de.intarsys.pdf.app.annotation.StandardAnnotationOutlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAnnotationOutlet

public class StandardAnnotationOutlet
extends Object
implements IAnnotationOutlet

A VM singleton implementation for IAnnotationOutlet.

This implementation provides for a service provider style registration of IAnnotationFactory instances by default.

Method Summary

IAnnotationFactory[]	getAnnotationFactories() The list of all available IAnnotationFactory objects.
boolean	isLookupProviders()
IAnnotationFactory	lookupAnnotationFactory(COSName type) The IAnnotationFactory for the requested annotation type or null.
void	registerAnnotationFactory(IAnnotationFactory factory) Register a new IAnnotationFactory object.
void	setLookupProviders(boolean lookupProviders)
void	unregisterAnnotationFactory(IAnnotationFactory factory) Unregister a IAnnotationFactory object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAnnotationFactories

public IAnnotationFactory[] getAnnotationFactories()

Description copied from interface: IAnnotationOutlet

The list of all available IAnnotationFactory objects. This is not the internal data structure, so you can not manipulate directly.

Specified by:

getAnnotationFactories in interface IAnnotationOutlet

Returns:

The list of all available IAnnotationFactory instances.

isLookupProviders

public boolean isLookupProviders()

lookupAnnotationFactory

public IAnnotationFactory lookupAnnotationFactory(COSName type)

Description copied from interface: IAnnotationOutlet

The IAnnotationFactory for the requested annotation type or null.

Specified by:

lookupAnnotationFactory in interface IAnnotationOutlet

Parameters:

type - An annotation type.

Returns:

The IAnnotationFactory for the requested annotation type or null.

registerAnnotationFactory

public void registerAnnotationFactory(IAnnotationFactory factory)

Description copied from interface: IAnnotationOutlet

Register a new IAnnotationFactory object.

Specified by:

registerAnnotationFactory in interface IAnnotationOutlet

Parameters:

factory - The factory object to be registered.

setLookupProviders

public void setLookupProviders(boolean lookupProviders)

unregisterAnnotationFactory

public void unregisterAnnotationFactory(IAnnotationFactory factory)

Description copied from interface: IAnnotationOutlet

Unregister a IAnnotationFactory object.

Specified by:

unregisterAnnotationFactory in interface IAnnotationOutlet

Parameters:

factory - The factory object to be deregistered.