org.openide.util
Class Lookup.Template

java.lang.Object
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Enclosing class:

Lookup

public static final class Lookup.Template

extends Object

Template defining a pattern to filter instances by.

Constructor Summary

Lookup.Template()
General template to find all possible instances.

Lookup.Template(Class type)
Create a simple template matching by class.

Lookup.Template(Class type, String id, Object instance)
Constructor to create new template.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getId() Get the persistent identifier being searched for, if any.
Object	getInstance() Get the specific instance being searched for, if any.
Class	getType() Get the class (or superclass or interface) to search for.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Lookup.Template

public Lookup.Template()

General template to find all possible instances.

Lookup.Template

public Lookup.Template(Class type)

Create a simple template matching by class.

Parameters:

type - the class of service we are looking for (subclasses will match)

Lookup.Template

public Lookup.Template(Class type,
                       String id,
                       Object instance)

Constructor to create new template.

Parameters:

type - the class of service we are looking for or null to leave unspecified

id - the ID of the item/service we are looking for or null to leave unspecified

instance - a specific known instance to look for or null to leave unspecified

Method Detail

getType

public Class getType()

Get the class (or superclass or interface) to search for. If it was not specified in the constructor, Object is used as this will match any instance.

Returns:

the class to search for

getId

public String getId()

Get the persistent identifier being searched for, if any.

Returns:

the ID or null

Since:

1.8

See Also:

Lookup.Item.getId()

getInstance

public Object getInstance()

Get the specific instance being searched for, if any. Most useful for finding an Item when the instance is already known.

Returns:

the object to find or null

Since:

1.8

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object