jef.dna.attributesTable
Interface AttributesTableFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ATableFactory

public interface AttributesTableFactory

This interface defines the methods every factory of attribute container classes has to provide.

Author:

Francesco Russo

Method Summary

AttributesTable	getInstance() Returns an empty instance of the AttributesTable interface
AttributesTable	getInstance(java.io.DataInputStream dis, Dna dna, int attributesCount) Returns a populated instance of the AttributesTable interface

Method Detail

getInstance

AttributesTable getInstance()

Returns an empty instance of the AttributesTable interface

Returns:

AttributesTable The implementation instance

getInstance

AttributesTable getInstance(java.io.DataInputStream dis,
                            Dna dna,
                            int attributesCount)
                            throws MissingDnaContainerException,
                                   DnaDeserializationException

Returns a populated instance of the AttributesTable interface

Parameters:

dis - The input stream the table has to be read from

dna - The Dna container

attributesCount - The number of expected attributes

Returns:

AttributesTable The implementation instance

Throws:

MissingDnaContainerException

DnaDeserializationException