gov.sandia.cognition.text.document

Class AbstractField

java.lang.Object

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractNamed

gov.sandia.cognition.text.document.AbstractField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Field, Textual, CloneableSerializable, Named, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultDateField, DefaultTextField

public abstract class AbstractField
extends AbstractNamed
implements Field

An abstract implementation of the Field interface.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractNamed

name

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractField() Creates a new AbstractField.
AbstractField(java.lang.String name) Creates a new AbstractField

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.Reader	readText() Gets a new reader for the content of the field.
java.lang.String	toString() The standard implementation of toString returns the name of the Named Object.

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractNamed

clone, getName, setName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.text.document.Field

getName, getText

Constructor Detail

AbstractField

public AbstractField()

Creates a new AbstractField.

AbstractField

public AbstractField(java.lang.String name)

Creates a new AbstractField

Parameters:

name - The name of the field.

Method Detail

readText

public java.io.Reader readText()

Description copied from interface: Field

Gets a new reader for the content of the field.

Specified by:

readText in interface Field

Specified by:

readText in interface Textual

Returns:

A new reader for the content of the field.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: AbstractNamed

The standard implementation of toString returns the name of the Named Object.

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractNamed

Returns:

The name of the Object.