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package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.elements;
import org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.Element;
/**
* A base class for implementing the {@link ElementFactory} interface.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public class AbstractElementFactory implements ElementFactory
{
/**
* Creates a new element factory.
*/
public AbstractElementFactory()
{
}
/**
* Registers an element.
*
* @param e the element.
*/
public void registerElement(final Element e)
{
}
/**
* Registers an element.
*
* @param type the element type.
* @param e the element.
*/
public void registerElement(final String type, final Element e)
{
}
/**
* Returns an element for the specified type. This implementation assumes, that all elements have a public default
* constructor and uses Class.newInstance() to create a new instance of that element.
*
* @param type the type.
* @return The element.
*/
public Element getElementForType(final String type)
{
return new Element();
}
/**
* Compares this object with the given object for equality. The object will be considered equal if it is a element
* factory and contains the same elements.
*
* @param o the object that should be compared.
* @return true, if the given object is equal, false otherwise.
* @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
*/
public boolean equals(final Object o)
{
if (this == o)
{
return true;
}
if (!(o instanceof AbstractElementFactory))
{
return false;
}
return true;
}
/**
* Computes an hashcode for this factory.
*
* @return the hashcode.
* @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
*/
public int hashCode()
{
return 0;
}
}