com.bc.jexp.impl
Class SymbolFactory

java.lang.Object
  com.bc.jexp.impl.SymbolFactory

public final class SymbolFactory
extends Object

A utility class, which can be used to create constants or variables of a primitive boolean or numeric type.

Version:

$Revision$ $Date$

Author:

Norman Fomferra (norman.fomferra@brockmann-consult.de)

Method Summary

static Symbol	createConstant(String name, boolean value) Creates a new boolean constant.
static Symbol	createConstant(String name, double value) Creates a new double constant.
static Symbol	createConstant(String name, int value) Creates a new int constant.
static Variable	createVariable(String name, boolean value) Creates a new boolean variable.
static Variable	createVariable(String name, double value) Creates a new double variable.
static Variable	createVariable(String name, int value) Creates a new int variable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createConstant

public static Symbol createConstant(String name,
                                    boolean value)

Creates a new boolean constant.

Parameters:

name - the constant's name

value - the constant's final value

Returns:

a symbol representing the constant, never null

createConstant

public static Symbol createConstant(String name,
                                    int value)

Creates a new int constant.

Parameters:

name - the constant's name

value - the constant's final value

Returns:

a symbol representing the constant, never null

createConstant

public static Symbol createConstant(String name,
                                    double value)

Creates a new double constant.

Parameters:

name - the constant's name

value - the constant's final value

Returns:

a symbol representing the constant, never null

createVariable

public static Variable createVariable(String name,
                                      boolean value)

Creates a new boolean variable.

Parameters:

name - the variable's name

value - the variable's initial value

Returns:

the variable, never null

createVariable

public static Variable createVariable(String name,
                                      int value)

Creates a new int variable.

Parameters:

name - the variable's name

value - the variable's initial value

Returns:

the variable, never null

createVariable

public static Variable createVariable(String name,
                                      double value)

Creates a new double variable.

Parameters:

name - the variable's name

value - the variable's initial value

Returns:

the variable, never null