package ca.ubc.cs.spl.aspectPatterns.examples.builder.java;
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/**
* Defines the interface for <i>Builder</i>s.
*
* @author Jan Hannemann
* @author Gregor Kiczales
* @version 1.1, 01/26/04
*
* @see TextCreator
* @see XMLCreator
*/
public abstract class Creator {
/**
* An inheritable variable that carries the result of the build.
*/
protected String representation;
/**
* Defines a <i>buildPart()</i> operation for type parts.
*
* @param type the type to process
*/
public abstract void processType(String type);
/**
* Defines a <i>buildPart()</i> operation for attribute parts.
*
* @param newAttribute the attribute to process
*/
public abstract void processAttribute(String newAttribute);
/**
* Defines a <i>buildPart()</i> operation for value parts.
*
* @param newValue the value to process
*/
public abstract void processValue(String newValue);
/**
* Defines a <i>getResult()</i> operation for <i>Builder</i>s.
* This is the default implementation.
*
* @return a representation of the build result
*/
public String getRepresentation() {
return representation;
}
}