com.topcoder.shared.problem
Class DataTypeFactory

java.lang.Object
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public class DataTypeFactory

extends java.lang.Object

This class implements a global database of known data types. Ideally it would be populated at some appropriate initialization time with the set of valid data types. Construction of any new DataType adds to the data type population.

Author:

Logan Hanks

See Also:

DataType

Constructor Summary

DataTypeFactory()

Method Summary

static DataType	getDataType(int typeID)
static DataType	getDataType(java.lang.String description) Obtain a DataType object with the given description.
static java.util.Collection	getDataTypes()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataTypeFactory

public DataTypeFactory()

Method Detail

getDataType

public static DataType getDataType(java.lang.String description)
                            throws InvalidTypeException

Obtain a DataType object with the given description.

Parameters:

description - A type description (e.g. "String[]")

Throws:

InvalidTypeException

getDataType

public static DataType getDataType(int typeID)
                            throws InvalidTypeException

InvalidTypeException

getDataTypes

public static java.util.Collection getDataTypes()