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Class DescriptionBlock

java.lang.Object

scanner.DescriptionBlock

Direct Known Subclasses:

OptionBlock, PathBlock, ValueBlock, VariableBlock

public abstract class DescriptionBlock
extends java.lang.Object

This abstract class represents the block of the PackageDescriptionFile (The blocks are variables, values, paths and options).

Author:

Hendrik Seffer

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	DescriptionBlock() constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract AbstractSymbol	createSymbol(java.lang.String collectedContent, Position position) Create the new Symbol.
protected abstract DescriptionBlock	next() set the next State.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DescriptionBlock

protected DescriptionBlock()

constructor.

Method Detail

next

protected abstract DescriptionBlock next()

set the next State.

Returns:

the new State

createSymbol

protected abstract AbstractSymbol createSymbol(java.lang.String collectedContent,
                                               Position position)

Create the new Symbol.

Parameters:

collectedContent - collected Content which is used for the Symbol.

position - the position of the collected content.

Returns:

the new Symbol