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package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.elements;
import org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.Element;
/**
* A default implementation of the {@link ElementFactory} interface.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public class DefaultElementFactory implements ElementFactory {
/**
* Creates a new element factory.
*/
public DefaultElementFactory() {
}
/**
* Returns an element for the specified type. This implementation assumes, that all elements have a public default
* constructor and uses Class.newInstance() to create a new instance of that element.
*
* @param type
* the type.
* @return The element.
*/
public Element getElementForType( final String type ) {
return new Element();
}
/**
* Compares this object with the given object for equality. The object will be considered equal if it is a element
* factory and contains the same elements.
*
* @param o
* the object that should be compared.
* @return true, if the given object is equal, false otherwise.
* @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
*/
public boolean equals( final Object o ) {
if ( this == o ) {
return true;
}
if ( !( o instanceof DefaultElementFactory ) ) {
return false;
}
return true;
}
/**
* Computes an hashcode for this factory.
*
* @return the hashcode.
* @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
*/
public int hashCode() {
return 0;
}
}