com.jeffpalm.javaparser
Class ParserFactory

java.lang.Object
  com.jeffpalm.javaparser.ParserFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

BufferParserFactory, FileParserFactory, InputStreamParserFactory, StdInParserFactory

public abstract class ParserFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Generates new parsers for a java file

Version:

$Id: ParserFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/12/04 15:38:50 jeffpalm Exp $

Author:

Chris Seguin, Mike Atkinson

Constructor Summary

ParserFactory()

Method Summary

SimpleNode	getAbstractSyntaxTree(boolean interactive, ExceptionPrinter printer) Return the AST
protected abstract java.lang.String	getKey() A method to return some key identifying the file that is being parsed
protected JavaParser	getParser() Create the parser
protected abstract java.io.Reader	getReader() Return the input stream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParserFactory

public ParserFactory()

Method Detail

getAbstractSyntaxTree

public SimpleNode getAbstractSyntaxTree(boolean interactive,
                                        ExceptionPrinter printer)

Return the AST

Parameters:

interactive - do we want to receive a response in the form of a dialog box when a parse exception is encountered

Returns:

the simple node which represents the root

getReader

protected abstract java.io.Reader getReader()

Return the input stream

Returns:

the input stream

getParser

protected JavaParser getParser()

Create the parser

Returns:

the java parser

getKey

protected abstract java.lang.String getKey()

A method to return some key identifying the file that is being parsed

Returns:

the identifier