edu.columbia.surge
Interface PreModFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

PreModFactoryH

public abstract interface PreModFactory

This class holds the factory methods for the PreMod class. Users can use this class to create instances of PreMod objects with their desired parameters.

See Also:

PreMod

Field Summary

static PreModFactory

factory The static instance which helps users to access to the methods in this class.

Method Summary

PreMod	create() A factory method which creates a default instance of PreMod.
PreMod	create(FD instrument) A factory method which takes it the instrument of a pred-modifier as parameter to compute and return an instance of PreMod.

Field Detail

factory

public static final PreModFactory factory

The static instance which helps users to access to the methods in this class.

Method Detail

create

public PreMod create()

A factory method which creates a default instance of PreMod.

Returns:

a default instance of PreMod

create

public PreMod create(FD instrument)
              throws InvalidPathException,
                     InvalidConstructorException

A factory method which takes it the instrument of a pred-modifier as parameter to compute and return an instance of PreMod. Exception will be thrown when the instrument FD is invalid.

Parameters:

instrument - the instrument of the pred-modifier

Returns:

an instance of PreMod with the given instrument

Throws:

InvalidPathException -

InvalidConstructorException -