org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.extension
Class ReportItemFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.extension.ReportItemFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

IReportItemFactory

public abstract class ReportItemFactory

extends java.lang.Object

implements IReportItemFactory

Adapter class for the IReportItemFactory interface.

Constructor Summary

ReportItemFactory()

Method Summary

abstract IMessages	getMessages() Returns the IMessages, which can get localized message for the given resource key and locale.
abstract IReportItem	newReportItem(DesignElementHandle extendedItemHandle) Creates a new instance of the extended element given a handle to the BIRT report element that represents the extended element.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ReportItemFactory

public ReportItemFactory()

Method Detail

newReportItem

public abstract IReportItem newReportItem(DesignElementHandle extendedItemHandle)

Description copied from interface: IReportItemFactory

Creates a new instance of the extended element given a handle to the BIRT report element that represents the extended element.

Specified by:

newReportItem in interface IReportItemFactory

Parameters:

extendedItemHandle - the BIRT report item that represents the extended element

Returns:

a new peer element

getMessages

public abstract IMessages getMessages()

Description copied from interface: IReportItemFactory

Returns the IMessages, which can get localized message for the given resource key and locale.

Specified by:

getMessages in interface IReportItemFactory

Returns:

the I18N class implementing IMessages