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GenericInflater.javaAPI DocAndroid 1.5 API19798Wed May 06 22:41:56 BST 2009android.preference

GenericInflater

public abstract class GenericInflater extends Object
Generic XML inflater. This has been adapted from {@link LayoutInflater} and quickly passed over to use generics.
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param
T The type of the items to inflate
param
P The type of parents (that is those items that contain other items). Must implement {@link GenericInflater.Parent}

Fields Summary
private final boolean
DEBUG
protected final android.content.Context
mContext
private boolean
mFactorySet
private Factory
mFactory
private final Object[]
mConstructorArgs
private static final Class[]
mConstructorSignature
private static final HashMap
sConstructorMap
private String
mDefaultPackage
Constructors Summary
protected GenericInflater(android.content.Context context)
Create a new inflater instance associated with a particular Context.

param
context The Context in which this inflater will create its items; most importantly, this supplies the theme from which the default values for their attributes are retrieved.

        mContext = context;
    
protected GenericInflater(GenericInflater original, android.content.Context newContext)
Create a new inflater instance that is a copy of an existing inflater, optionally with its Context changed. For use in implementing {@link #cloneInContext}.

param
original The original inflater to copy.
param
newContext The new Context to use.

        mContext = newContext;
        mFactory = original.mFactory;
    
Methods Summary
public abstract android.preference.GenericInflatercloneInContext(android.content.Context newContext)
Create a copy of the existing inflater object, with the copy pointing to a different Context than the original. This is used by {@link ContextThemeWrapper} to create a new inflater to go along with the new Context theme.

param
newContext The new Context to associate with the new inflater. May be the same as the original Context if desired.
return
Returns a brand spanking new inflater object associated with the given Context.

public final TcreateItem(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String prefix, android.util.AttributeSet attrs)
Low-level function for instantiating by name. This attempts to instantiate class of the given name found in this inflater's ClassLoader.

There are two things that can happen in an error case: either the exception describing the error will be thrown, or a null will be returned. You must deal with both possibilities -- the former will happen the first time createItem() is called for a class of a particular name, the latter every time there-after for that class name.

param
name The full name of the class to be instantiated.
param
attrs The XML attributes supplied for this instance.
return
The newly instantied item, or null.

        Constructor constructor = (Constructor) sConstructorMap.get(name);

        try {
            if (null == constructor) {
                // Class not found in the cache, see if it's real,
                // and try to add it
                Class clazz = mContext.getClassLoader().loadClass(
                        prefix != null ? (prefix + name) : name);
                constructor = clazz.getConstructor(mConstructorSignature);
                sConstructorMap.put(name, constructor);
            }

            Object[] args = mConstructorArgs;
            args[1] = attrs;
            return (T) constructor.newInstance(args);

        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            InflateException ie = new InflateException(attrs
                    .getPositionDescription()
                    + ": Error inflating class "
                    + (prefix != null ? (prefix + name) : name));
            ie.initCause(e);
            throw ie;

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            // If loadClass fails, we should propagate the exception.
            throw e;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            InflateException ie = new InflateException(attrs
                    .getPositionDescription()
                    + ": Error inflating class "
                    + constructor.getClass().getName());
            ie.initCause(e);
            throw ie;
        }
    
private final TcreateItemFromTag(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser, java.lang.String name, android.util.AttributeSet attrs)

        if (DEBUG) System.out.println("******** Creating item: " + name);

        try {
            T item = (mFactory == null) ? null : mFactory.onCreateItem(name, mContext, attrs);

            if (item == null) {
                if (-1 == name.indexOf('.")) {
                    item = onCreateItem(name, attrs);
                } else {
                    item = createItem(name, null, attrs);
                }
            }

            if (DEBUG) System.out.println("Created item is: " + item);
            return item;

        } catch (InflateException e) {
            throw e;

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
            InflateException ie = new InflateException(attrs
                    .getPositionDescription()
                    + ": Error inflating class " + name);
            ie.initCause(e);
            throw ie;

        } catch (Exception e) {
            InflateException ie = new InflateException(attrs
                    .getPositionDescription()
                    + ": Error inflating class " + name);
            ie.initCause(e);
            throw ie;
        }
    
public android.content.ContextgetContext()
Return the context we are running in, for access to resources, class loader, etc.

        return mContext;
    
public java.lang.StringgetDefaultPackage()
Returns the default package, or null if it is not set.

see
#setDefaultPackage(String)
return
The default package.

        return mDefaultPackage;
    
public final android.preference.GenericInflater$FactorygetFactory()
Return the current factory (or null). This is called on each element name. If the factory returns an item, add that to the hierarchy. If it returns null, proceed to call onCreateItem(name).

        return mFactory;
    
public Tinflate(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser, P root)
Inflate a new hierarchy from the specified xml node. Throws InflaterException if there is an error. *

Important   For performance reasons, inflation relies heavily on pre-processing of XML files that is done at build time. Therefore, it is not currently possible to use inflater with an XmlPullParser over a plain XML file at runtime.

param
parser XML dom node containing the description of the hierarchy.
param
root Optional parent of the generated hierarchy.
return
The root of the inflated hierarchy. If root was supplied, this is the that; otherwise it is the root of the inflated XML file.

        return inflate(parser, root, root != null);
    
public Tinflate(int resource, P root, boolean attachToRoot)
Inflate a new hierarchy from the specified xml resource. Throws InflaterException if there is an error.

param
resource ID for an XML resource to load (e.g., R.layout.main_page)
param
root Optional root to be the parent of the generated hierarchy (if attachToRoot is true), or else simply an object that provides a set of values for root of the returned hierarchy (if attachToRoot is false.)
param
attachToRoot Whether the inflated hierarchy should be attached to the root parameter?
return
The root of the inflated hierarchy. If root was supplied and attachToRoot is true, this is root; otherwise it is the root of the inflated XML file.

        if (DEBUG) System.out.println("INFLATING from resource: " + resource);
        XmlResourceParser parser = getContext().getResources().getXml(resource);
        try {
            return inflate(parser, root, attachToRoot);
        } finally {
            parser.close();
        }
    
public Tinflate(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser, P root, boolean attachToRoot)
Inflate a new hierarchy from the specified XML node. Throws InflaterException if there is an error.

Important   For performance reasons, inflation relies heavily on pre-processing of XML files that is done at build time. Therefore, it is not currently possible to use inflater with an XmlPullParser over a plain XML file at runtime.

param
parser XML dom node containing the description of the hierarchy.
param
root Optional to be the parent of the generated hierarchy (if attachToRoot is true), or else simply an object that provides a set of values for root of the returned hierarchy (if attachToRoot is false.)
param
attachToRoot Whether the inflated hierarchy should be attached to the root parameter?
return
The root of the inflated hierarchy. If root was supplied and attachToRoot is true, this is root; otherwise it is the root of the inflated XML file.

        synchronized (mConstructorArgs) {
            final AttributeSet attrs = Xml.asAttributeSet(parser);
            mConstructorArgs[0] = mContext;
            T result = (T) root;

            try {
                // Look for the root node.
                int type;
                while ((type = parser.next()) != parser.START_TAG
                        && type != parser.END_DOCUMENT) {
                    ;
                }

                if (type != parser.START_TAG) {
                    throw new InflateException(parser.getPositionDescription()
                            + ": No start tag found!");
                }

                if (DEBUG) {
                    System.out.println("**************************");
                    System.out.println("Creating root: "
                            + parser.getName());
                    System.out.println("**************************");
                }
                // Temp is the root that was found in the xml
                T xmlRoot = createItemFromTag(parser, parser.getName(),
                        attrs);

                result = (T) onMergeRoots(root, attachToRoot, (P) xmlRoot);
                
                if (DEBUG) {
                    System.out.println("-----> start inflating children");
                }
                // Inflate all children under temp
                rInflate(parser, result, attrs);
                if (DEBUG) {
                    System.out.println("-----> done inflating children");
                }

            } catch (InflateException e) {
                throw e;

            } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
                InflateException ex = new InflateException(e.getMessage());
                ex.initCause(e);
                throw ex;
            } catch (IOException e) {
                InflateException ex = new InflateException(
                        parser.getPositionDescription()
                        + ": " + e.getMessage());
                ex.initCause(e);
                throw ex;
            }

            return result;
        }
    
public Tinflate(int resource, P root)
Inflate a new item hierarchy from the specified xml resource. Throws InflaterException if there is an error.

param
resource ID for an XML resource to load (e.g., R.layout.main_page)
param
root Optional parent of the generated hierarchy.
return
The root of the inflated hierarchy. If root was supplied, this is the root item; otherwise it is the root of the inflated XML file.

        return inflate(resource, root, root != null);
    
protected booleanonCreateCustomFromTag(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser, T parent, android.util.AttributeSet attrs)
Before this inflater tries to create an item from the tag, this method will be called. The parser will be pointing to the start of a tag, you must stop parsing and return when you reach the end of this element!

param
parser XML dom node containing the description of the hierarchy.
param
parent The item that should be the parent of whatever you create.
param
attrs An AttributeSet of attributes to apply to the item.
return
Whether you created a custom object (true), or whether this inflater should proceed to create an item.

        return false;
    
protected TonCreateItem(java.lang.String name, android.util.AttributeSet attrs)
This routine is responsible for creating the correct subclass of item given the xml element name. Override it to handle custom item objects. If you override this in your subclass be sure to call through to super.onCreateItem(name) for names you do not recognize.

param
name The fully qualified class name of the item to be create.
param
attrs An AttributeSet of attributes to apply to the item.
return
The item created.

        return createItem(name, mDefaultPackage, attrs);
    
protected PonMergeRoots(P givenRoot, boolean attachToGivenRoot, P xmlRoot)

        return xmlRoot;
    
private voidrInflate(org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser parser, T parent, android.util.AttributeSet attrs)
Recursive method used to descend down the xml hierarchy and instantiate items, instantiate their children, and then call onFinishInflate().

        final int depth = parser.getDepth();

        int type;
        while (((type = parser.next()) != parser.END_TAG || 
                parser.getDepth() > depth) && type != parser.END_DOCUMENT) {

            if (type != parser.START_TAG) {
                continue;
            }

            if (onCreateCustomFromTag(parser, parent, attrs)) {
                continue;
            }

            if (DEBUG) {
                System.out.println("Now inflating tag: " + parser.getName());
            }
            String name = parser.getName();

            T item = createItemFromTag(parser, name, attrs);

            if (DEBUG) {
                System.out
                        .println("Creating params from parent: " + parent);
            }

            ((P) parent).addItemFromInflater(item);

            if (DEBUG) {
                System.out.println("-----> start inflating children");
            }
            rInflate(parser, item, attrs);
            if (DEBUG) {
                System.out.println("-----> done inflating children");
            }
        }

    
public voidsetDefaultPackage(java.lang.String defaultPackage)
Sets the default package that will be searched for classes to construct for tag names that have no explicit package.

param
defaultPackage The default package. This will be prepended to the tag name, so it should end with a period.

        mDefaultPackage = defaultPackage;
    
public voidsetFactory(android.preference.GenericInflater$Factory factory)
Attach a custom Factory interface for creating items while using this inflater. This must not be null, and can only be set once; after setting, you can not change the factory. This is called on each element name as the XML is parsed. If the factory returns an item, that is added to the hierarchy. If it returns null, the next factory default {@link #onCreateItem} method is called.

If you have an existing inflater and want to add your own factory to it, use {@link #cloneInContext} to clone the existing instance and then you can use this function (once) on the returned new instance. This will merge your own factory with whatever factory the original instance is using.

        if (mFactorySet) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("" +
            		"A factory has already been set on this inflater");
        }
        if (factory == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("Given factory can not be null");
        }
        mFactorySet = true;
        if (mFactory == null) {
            mFactory = factory;
        } else {
            mFactory = new FactoryMerger<T>(factory, mFactory);
        }