DataElementFactory.java

/*
 * Created on Jul 14, 2004
 */
package com.realpersist.gef.dnd;

import org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreationFactory;

/**
 * Factory for creating instances of new objects from a palette
 * @author Phil Zoio
 */
public class DataElementFactory implements CreationFactory
{

	private Object template;

	/**
	 * Creates a new FlowElementFactory with the given template object
	 * 
	 * @param o
	 *            the template
	 */
	public DataElementFactory(Object o)
	{
		template = o;
	}

	/**
	 * @see org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreationFactory#getNewObject()
	 */
	public Object getNewObject()
	{
		try
		{
			return ((Class) template).newInstance();
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
			return null;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @see org.eclipse.gef.requests.CreationFactory#getObjectType()
	 */
	public Object getObjectType()
	{
		return template;
	}

}