net.ontopia.topicmaps.nav2.core
Interface ModuleIF

All Known Implementing Classes:

Module

public interface ModuleIF

INTERNAL: Implemented by an object which represents a module. That is a collection of functions. The module is read in from a location specified by an URL.

See Also:

FunctionIF

Method Summary

void	addFunction(FunctionIF func) Adds a function to this module.
void	clearFunctions() Removes all existing functions.
java.util.Collection	getFunctions() Gets a collection of FunctionIF objects that are contained in this module.
java.net.URL	getURL() Gets the URL from where this module was read in.
boolean	hasResourceChanged() Checks if the resource has changed in the meantime by comparing the lastModified fields.
void	readIn() Reads in functions contained in module from resource.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object.

Method Detail

getURL

java.net.URL getURL()

Gets the URL from where this module was read in.

hasResourceChanged

boolean hasResourceChanged()

Checks if the resource has changed in the meantime by comparing the lastModified fields.

readIn

void readIn()
            throws NavigatorRuntimeException

Reads in functions contained in module from resource.

Throws:

NavigatorRuntimeException

clearFunctions

void clearFunctions()

Removes all existing functions.

getFunctions

java.util.Collection getFunctions()

Gets a collection of FunctionIF objects that are contained in this module.

See Also:

FunctionIF

addFunction

void addFunction(FunctionIF func)

Adds a function to this module.

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object