Method Detail

• getIdentifier

  java.lang.String getIdentifier​()

  Gets the identifier for this Factory

  Returns:

  returns the identifier for this Factory

• getDisplayName

  java.lang.String getDisplayName​()

  Gets the display name for this Factory

  Returns:

  returns the display name for this Factory

• getDescription

  java.lang.String getDescription​()

  Gets the description for this Factory

  Returns:

  returns the description for this Factory

• getProperty

  java.lang.Object getProperty​(java.lang.String key)

  Gets the value of a read-only property that applies to all objects returned by this Factory.

  Parameters:

  key - the name of the property to get

  Returns:

  returns the value associated with this property or null if none is found

• getFeature

  java.lang.Object getFeature​(java.lang.String key)

  Gets the value of a feature used by this Factory

  Parameters:

  key - the key for the feature

  Returns:

  returns the current value of the feature

  Throws:

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the underlying implementation does not recognize the feature

• setFeature

  void setFeature​(java.lang.String key,
                  java.lang.Object value)

  Sets a feature for new Objects returned by this Factory

  Parameters:

  key - the key for the feature

  value - the value of the feature

  Throws:

  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the underlying implementation does not recognize the feature