echopoint.template
Class SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution

java.lang.Object
  echopoint.template.SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution

All Implemented Interfaces:

TemplateTextSubstitution, Serializable

public class SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution
extends Object
implements TemplateTextSubstitution, Serializable

The class SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution is a simple implementation of TemplateTextSubstitution that uses a HashMap to substitute named string values.

Note it uses the toString() method rather than casting associated value objects to Strings and hence you can technically use objects other than Strings.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution()
SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution constructor that creates its own empty HashMap.

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution(HashMap newStringMap)
SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution constructor that takes a primed HashMap of string mappings.

Method Summary

HashMap	getStringMap() Returns the underlying HashMap containing named string.
String	getSubstitutionText(String substitutionName) This method is called to return a String that has been associated with the given substitution name.
void	put(String substitutionName, Object substitutionValue) This method associated the given substitution name with a string value.
void	setStringMap(HashMap newStringMap) Sets the underlying HashMap of named String values. 99% of the time there is no need to call this method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution

public SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution()

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution constructor that creates its own empty HashMap.

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution

public SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution(HashMap newStringMap)

SimpleTemplateTextSubstitution constructor that takes a primed HashMap of string mappings.

Method Detail

getStringMap

public HashMap getStringMap()

Returns the underlying HashMap containing named string.

Returns:

java.util.HashMap

getSubstitutionText

public String getSubstitutionText(String substitutionName)

This method is called to return a String that has been associated with the given substitution name.

Specified by:

getSubstitutionText in interface TemplateTextSubstitution

put

public void put(String substitutionName,
                Object substitutionValue)

This method associated the given substitution name with a string value.

setStringMap

public void setStringMap(HashMap newStringMap)

Sets the underlying HashMap of named String values. 99% of the time there is no need to call this method.

Parameters:

newStringMap - java.util.HashMap