org.meanbean.factories.basic

Class RandomFactoryBase<T>

java.lang.Object

org.meanbean.factories.basic.RandomFactoryBase<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The data type of the object this Factory creates.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Factory<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BigDecimalFactory, BigIntegerFactory, BooleanFactory, ByteFactory, CharacterFactory, DateFactory, DoubleFactory, EnumFactory, FloatFactory, IntegerFactory, LongFactory, ShortFactory, StringFactory, UrlFactory

public abstract class RandomFactoryBase<T>
extends Object
implements Factory<T>

Abstract base class for a Factory that creates random objects of the specified type.

Author:

Graham Williamson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RandomFactoryBase(RandomValueGenerator randomValueGenerator) Construct a new Factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract T	create() Create a new object of the specified type.
RandomValueGenerator	getRandomValueGenerator() Get the random value generator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RandomFactoryBase

public RandomFactoryBase(RandomValueGenerator randomValueGenerator)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Construct a new Factory.

Parameters:

randomValueGenerator - A random value generator used by the Factory to generate random values.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified randomValueGenerator is deemed illegal. For example, if it is null.

Method Detail

getRandomValueGenerator

public final RandomValueGenerator getRandomValueGenerator()

Get the random value generator.

Returns:

A random value generator.

create

public abstract T create()

Create a new object of the specified type.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory<T>

Returns:

A new object of the specified type.