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Interface IOFactory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Class of the objects produced by the factory.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractIOFactory, DataReaderFactory, DataWriterFactory, DrawableWriterFactory

public interface IOFactory<T>

Interface for factories producing input (reader) or output (writer) classes. This is be used to create a extensible plug-in system for reading or writing data.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	get(java.lang.String mimeType) Returns an object for reading or writing the specified format.
java.util.List<IOCapabilities>	getCapabilities() Returns a list of capabilities for all supported formats.
IOCapabilities	getCapabilities(java.lang.String mimeType) Returns the capabilities for a specific format.
java.lang.String[]	getSupportedFormats() Returns an array of Strings containing all supported formats.
boolean	isFormatSupported(java.lang.String mimeType) Returns whether the specified MIME type is supported.

Method Detail

get

T get(java.lang.String mimeType)

Returns an object for reading or writing the specified format.

Parameters:

mimeType - MIME type.

Returns:

Reader or writer for the specified MIME type.

getCapabilities

IOCapabilities getCapabilities(java.lang.String mimeType)

Returns the capabilities for a specific format.

Parameters:

mimeType - MIME type of the format

Returns:

Capabilities for the specified format.

getCapabilities

java.util.List<IOCapabilities> getCapabilities()

Returns a list of capabilities for all supported formats.

Returns:

Supported capabilities.

getSupportedFormats

java.lang.String[] getSupportedFormats()

Returns an array of Strings containing all supported formats.

Returns:

Supported formats.

isFormatSupported

boolean isFormatSupported(java.lang.String mimeType)

Returns whether the specified MIME type is supported.

Parameters:

mimeType - MIME type.

Returns:

true if supported, otherwise false.