org.marc4j.marc

Class MarcFactory

java.lang.Object

org.marc4j.marc.MarcFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

MarcFactoryImpl

public abstract class MarcFactory
extends Object

Factory for creating MARC record objects.

You can use MarcFactory to create records from scratch:

  MarcFactory factory = MarcFactory.newInstance();
  Record record = factory.newRecord();
  ControlField cf = factory.newControlField("001");
  record.addVariableField(cf);
  etc...

 

Author:

Bas Peters

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	MarcFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract ControlField	newControlField() Returns a new control field instance.
abstract ControlField	newControlField(String tag) Creates a new control field with the given tag and returns the instance.
abstract ControlField	newControlField(String tag, String data) Creates a new control field with the given tag and data and returns the instance.
abstract DataField	newDataField() Returns a new data field instance.
abstract DataField	newDataField(String tag, char ind1, char ind2) Creates a new data field with the given tag and indicators and returns the instance.
abstract DataField	newDataField(String tag, char ind1, char ind2, String... subfieldCodesAndData) Creates a new data field with the given tag and indicators and subfields and returns the instance.
static MarcFactory	newInstance() Creates a new factory instance.
abstract Leader	newLeader() Returns a new leader instance.
abstract Leader	newLeader(String ldr) Creates a new leader with the given String object.
abstract Record	newRecord() Returns a new record instance.
abstract Record	newRecord(Leader leader) Returns a new record instance.
abstract Record	newRecord(String leader) Returns a new record instance.
abstract Subfield	newSubfield() Returns a new subfield instance.
abstract Subfield	newSubfield(char code) Creates a new subfield with the given identifier.
abstract Subfield	newSubfield(char code, String data) Creates a new subfield with the given identifier and data.
boolean	validateControlField(ControlField field) Returns true if supplied ControlField is valid; else, false.
boolean	validateDataField(DataField field) Returns true if supplied DataField is valid; else, false.
boolean	validateRecord(Record record) Returns true if the Record is valid; else, false.
boolean	validateSubField(Subfield subfield) Returns true if the supplied Subfield is value; else, false.
boolean	validateVariableField(VariableField field) Returns true if supplied VariableField is valid; else, false.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MarcFactory

protected MarcFactory()

Method Detail

newInstance

public static MarcFactory newInstance()

Creates a new factory instance. The implementation class to load is the first found in the following locations:

1. the org.marc4j.marc.MarcFactory system property
2. the above named property value in the $JAVA_HOME/lib/marc4j.properties file
3. the class name specified in the META-INF/services/org.marc4j.marc.MarcFactory system resource
4. the default factory class

newControlField

public abstract ControlField newControlField()

Returns a new control field instance.

Returns:

ControlField

newControlField

public abstract ControlField newControlField(String tag)

Creates a new control field with the given tag and returns the instance.

Returns:

ControlField

newControlField

public abstract ControlField newControlField(String tag,
                           String data)

Creates a new control field with the given tag and data and returns the instance.

Returns:

ControlField

newDataField

public abstract DataField newDataField()

Returns a new data field instance.

Returns:

DataField

newDataField

public abstract DataField newDataField(String tag,
                     char ind1,
                     char ind2)

Creates a new data field with the given tag and indicators and returns the instance.

Returns:

DataField

newDataField

public abstract DataField newDataField(String tag,
                     char ind1,
                     char ind2,
                     String... subfieldCodesAndData)

Creates a new data field with the given tag and indicators and subfields and returns the instance.

Returns:

DataField

newLeader

public abstract Leader newLeader()

Returns a new leader instance.

Returns:

Leader

newLeader

public abstract Leader newLeader(String ldr)

Creates a new leader with the given String object.

Returns:

Leader

newRecord

public abstract Record newRecord()

Returns a new record instance.

Returns:

Record

newRecord

public abstract Record newRecord(Leader leader)

Returns a new record instance.

Returns:

Record

newRecord

public abstract Record newRecord(String leader)

Returns a new record instance.

Returns:

Record

newSubfield

public abstract Subfield newSubfield()

Returns a new subfield instance.

Returns:

Leader

newSubfield

public abstract Subfield newSubfield(char code)

Creates a new subfield with the given identifier.

Returns:

Subfield

newSubfield

public abstract Subfield newSubfield(char code,
                   String data)

Creates a new subfield with the given identifier and data.

Returns:

Subfield

validateRecord

public boolean validateRecord(Record record)

Returns true if the Record is valid; else, false.

Parameters:

record -

Returns:

validateVariableField

public boolean validateVariableField(VariableField field)

Returns true if supplied VariableField is valid; else, false.

Parameters:

field -

Returns:

validateControlField

public boolean validateControlField(ControlField field)

Returns true if supplied ControlField is valid; else, false.

Parameters:

field -

Returns:

validateDataField

public boolean validateDataField(DataField field)

Returns true if supplied DataField is valid; else, false.

Parameters:

field -

Returns:

validateSubField

public boolean validateSubField(Subfield subfield)

Returns true if the supplied Subfield is value; else, false.

Parameters:

subfield -

Returns: