Class AttributeFactory

java.lang.Object

AttributeFactory

public class AttributeFactory
extends java.lang.Object

A factory for making attributes from a scanner. An attribute has a name, and domain. Types are nominal or numeric.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AttributeFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Attribute	make(java.util.Scanner scanner) Processes a single attribute declaration, consisting of the keyword @attribute, name, and either the keyword numeric or a list of nominal values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AttributeFactory

public AttributeFactory()

Method Detail

make

public static Attribute make(java.util.Scanner scanner)
                      throws java.lang.Exception

Processes a single attribute declaration, consisting of the keyword @attribute, name, and either the keyword numeric or a list of nominal values.

Parameters:

scanner - a scanner containing the attribute's tokens

Returns:

the constructed attribute

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if a parse exception occurs