com.sun.tv

Class LocatorFactoryImpl

java.lang.Object

javax.tv.locator.LocatorFactory

com.sun.tv.LocatorFactoryImpl

public class LocatorFactoryImpl
extends LocatorFactory

This class implements a factory for the creation of Java TV locators.

See Also:

Locator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LocatorFactoryImpl()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Locator	createLocator(String locatorString) Creates a JavaTV locator from the specified locator string.
Locator[]	transformLocator(Locator source) Transforms a locator to its respective collection of network dependent locators.

Methods inherited from class javax.tv.locator.LocatorFactory

getInstance

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocatorFactoryImpl

public LocatorFactoryImpl()

Method Detail

createLocator

public Locator createLocator(String locatorString)
                      throws MalformedLocatorException

Creates a JavaTV locator from the specified locator string.

Specified by:

createLocator in class LocatorFactory

Parameters:

locatorString - The string format of the locator to be created. The created Locator will have an external form that is equivalent to locatorString.

Returns:

A Locator object representing the resource referenced by the given locator string.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If locatorString is null.

MalformedLocatorException - If an incorrectly formatted locator string is detected.

See Also:

Locator.toExternalForm()

transformLocator

public Locator[] transformLocator(Locator source)
                           throws InvalidLocatorException

Transforms a locator to its respective collection of network dependent locators. A transformation on a network dependent Locator results in an identity transformation.

Specified by:

transformLocator in class LocatorFactory

Parameters:

source - The locator to transform.

Returns:

An array of network dependent locators for the given locator.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If source is null.

InvalidLocatorException - If source is not a valid Locator.