org.databene.benerator.primitive
Class CharacterGenerator

java.lang.Object
  org.databene.benerator.util.AbstractGenerator<P>
      org.databene.benerator.wrapper.GeneratorWrapper<E,E>
          org.databene.benerator.wrapper.GeneratorProxy<java.lang.Character>
              org.databene.benerator.primitive.CharacterGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, Generator<java.lang.Character>, org.databene.commons.Resettable, org.databene.commons.ThreadAware

public class CharacterGenerator
extends GeneratorProxy<java.lang.Character>

Generates Character values from a character set or a regular expression.

Created: 09.06.2006 20:34:55

Since:

0.1

Author:

Volker Bergmann

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.databene.benerator.wrapper.GeneratorWrapper

source

Fields inherited from class org.databene.benerator.util.AbstractGenerator

context, state

Constructor Summary

CharacterGenerator()
initializes the generator to use letters of the fallback locale.

CharacterGenerator(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Character> values)
initializes the generator to create characters from a character collection.

CharacterGenerator(java.lang.String pattern)
initializes the generator to create character that match a regular expressions and the fallback locale.

CharacterGenerator(java.lang.String pattern, java.util.Locale locale)
initializes the generator to create character that match a regular expressions and a locale.

Method Summary

java.lang.Character	generate() Returns an instance of the generic type E.
java.lang.Class<java.lang.Character>	getGeneratedType() Declares the type of the objects returned by the generate() method.
java.util.Locale	getLocale() Returns the Locale of which letters are taken
java.lang.String	getPattern() Returns the regular expression to match
java.util.Set<java.lang.Character>	getValues() Returns the available values
void	init(GeneratorContext context) Initializes the generator's state.
void	setLocale(java.util.Locale locale) Sets the Locale of which letters are taken
void	setPattern(java.lang.String pattern) Sets the regular expression to match
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.databene.benerator.wrapper.GeneratorWrapper

close, equals, getSource, hashCode, isParallelizable, isThreadSafe, reset, setSource

Methods inherited from class org.databene.benerator.util.AbstractGenerator

assertInitialized, assertNotInitialized, wasInitialized

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CharacterGenerator

public CharacterGenerator()

initializes the generator to use letters of the fallback locale.

See Also:

LocaleUtil.getFallbackLocale()

CharacterGenerator

public CharacterGenerator(java.lang.String pattern)

initializes the generator to create character that match a regular expressions and the fallback locale.

See Also:

LocaleUtil.getFallbackLocale()

CharacterGenerator

public CharacterGenerator(java.lang.String pattern,
                          java.util.Locale locale)

initializes the generator to create character that match a regular expressions and a locale.

See Also:

LocaleUtil.getFallbackLocale()

CharacterGenerator

public CharacterGenerator(java.util.Collection<java.lang.Character> values)

initializes the generator to create characters from a character collection.

See Also:

LocaleUtil.getFallbackLocale()

Method Detail

getPattern

public java.lang.String getPattern()

Returns the regular expression to match

setPattern

public void setPattern(java.lang.String pattern)

Sets the regular expression to match

getLocale

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

Returns the Locale of which letters are taken

setLocale

public void setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

Sets the Locale of which letters are taken

getValues

public java.util.Set<java.lang.Character> getValues()

Returns the available values

getGeneratedType

public java.lang.Class<java.lang.Character> getGeneratedType()

Description copied from interface: Generator

Declares the type of the objects returned by the generate() method.

Specified by:

getGeneratedType in interface Generator<java.lang.Character>

Overrides:

getGeneratedType in class GeneratorProxy<java.lang.Character>

init

public void init(GeneratorContext context)

Initializes the generator's state.

Specified by:

init in interface Generator<java.lang.Character>

Overrides:

init in class GeneratorWrapper<java.lang.Character,java.lang.Character>

generate

public java.lang.Character generate()

Description copied from interface: Generator

Returns an instance of the generic type E.

Specified by:

generate in interface Generator<java.lang.Character>

Overrides:

generate in class GeneratorProxy<java.lang.Character>

See Also:

Generator.generate()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class GeneratorWrapper<java.lang.Character,java.lang.Character>