UserInput.java

/* Copyright 2006 VPAC
 * 
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package org.vpac.qc.model.query;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * This abstract method provides an interface for a {@link UserInputQuery} to
 * connect to. All the init stuff should go (obviously) in the init() method
 * (can be empty too, though).
 * <p>
 * For retrieveal of the user input implement the getValues() method.
 * 
 * @author Markus Binsteiner
 * 
 */
public abstract class UserInput {

	protected ArrayList<UserInterfaceArgument> arguments = null;
	protected Object[] values = null;

	public void connect(UserInputQuery userInputQuery) {
		this.arguments = userInputQuery.getUserNeededArguments();
		values = new Object[arguments.size()];
		userInputQuery.connect(this);
		init();
	}

	public Object[] getUserInput() {
		return getValues();
	}

	abstract protected void init();

	abstract protected Object[] getValues();

}