/*
* Copyright 2006 Werner Guttmann
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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*/
package org.exolab.castor.builder.types;
/**
* Helper class to facilitate creation of XML schema collection types.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:werner DOT guttmann AT gmx DOT net">Werner Guttmann</a>
* @since 1.1
*
*/
public final class XSCollectionFactory {
/**
* A private constructor as this is a factory which is never meant to be instantiated.
*/
private XSCollectionFactory() {
super();
}
/**
* Factory method to create an XS collection type, i.e. an instance of {@link XSListType}.
* @param collectionName The name of the Java collection type,e.g. 'java.util.Collection'
* @param contentType
* the content type of the collection, ie. the type of objects
* that the collection will contain
* @param useJava50
* true if source code is supposed to be generated for Java 5
* @return An {@link XSListType} instance.
* @see XSListType
*/
public static XSListType createCollection (final String collectionName,
final XSType contentType,
final boolean useJava50) {
XSListType collection = null;
if (contentType instanceof XSIdRef) {
collection = new XSIdRefs(collectionName, useJava50);
} else if (contentType instanceof XSNMToken) {
collection = new XSNMTokens(collectionName, useJava50);
} else {
collection = new XSList(collectionName, contentType, useJava50);
}
return collection;
}
}