Package games.stendhal.server.entity

Class EntityFactoryHelper

java.lang.Object

games.stendhal.server.entity.EntityFactoryHelper

public class EntityFactoryHelper
extends Object

A utility class for creating entities using ConfigurableFactory.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EntityFactoryHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Entity	create(String className, Map<String,String> parameters, Map<String,String> attributes)	Create an entity using a [logical] class name, and apply optional attribute values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

EntityFactoryHelper

public EntityFactoryHelper()

Method Details

create

public static Entity create(String className,
 Map<String,String> parameters,
 Map<String,String> attributes)

Create an entity using a [logical] class name, and apply optional attribute values.

Parameters:

className - A base class name to load.

parameters - A collection of factory parameters.

attributes - A collection of entity attributes, or null.

Returns:

A new entity, or null if allowed by the factory type.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If there is a problem with the attributes. The exception message should be a value suitable for meaningful user interpretation.

See Also:

ConfigurableFactory