net.sourceforge.czt.animation

Class ZLocator

java.lang.Object

net.sourceforge.czt.animation.ZLocator

public abstract class ZLocator
extends Object

General class for all locators. Locates a value inside a composite ZValue (e.g. ZBinding, ZTuple).

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected ZLocator	nextLocator_ The next locator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	ZLocator() Creates a single-level locator.
protected	ZLocator(ZLocator nl) Creates a multi-level locator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract ZValue	apply(ZValue v) Locates a value within v.
static ZLocator	fromString(String s)
protected ZValue	recurse(ZValue v) Does the recursive part of an apply.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

nextLocator_

protected ZLocator nextLocator_

The next locator. If this is not a multi-level locator, then nextLocator will be null.

Constructor Detail

ZLocator

protected ZLocator()

Creates a single-level locator.

ZLocator

protected ZLocator(ZLocator nl)

Creates a multi-level locator. Wraps another locator around nl.

Method Detail

recurse

protected ZValue recurse(ZValue v)
                  throws ClassCastException

Does the recursive part of an apply.

Throws:

ClassCastException

apply

public abstract ZValue apply(ZValue v)
                      throws ClassCastException

Locates a value within v.

Throws:

ClassCastException - If the value passed wasn't of the correct type for this locator, or if the next locator didn't match up with its variable.

fromString

public static ZLocator fromString(String s)