Method: DescriptionBlock()

1: /**
2: *
3: */
4: package scanner;
5:
6: import model.Position;
7: import symbols.AbstractSymbol;
8:
9: /**
10: * This abstract class represents the block of the PackageDescriptionFile (The blocks are variables,
11: * values, paths and options).
12: *
13: * @author Hendrik Seffer
14: *
15: */
16: public abstract class DescriptionBlock {
17:
18:         /**
19:          * constructor.
20:          *
21:          */
22:         protected DescriptionBlock() {
23:
24:         }
25:
26:         /**
27:          * set the next State.
28:          *
29:          * @return the new State
30:          */
31:         protected abstract DescriptionBlock next();
32:
33:         /**
34:          * Create the new Symbol.
35:          *
36:          * @param collectedContent
37:          * collected Content which is used for the Symbol.
38:          *
39:          * @param position
40:          * the position of the collected content.
41:          *
42:          * @return the new Symbol
43:          */
44:         protected abstract AbstractSymbol createSymbol(String collectedContent, Position position);
45:
46: }