AbstractTopicGenerator (Ontopia)

java.lang.Object
- net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.ctm.AbstractTopicGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

ValueGeneratorIF

Direct Known Subclasses:

NamedWildcardTopicGenerator, WildcardTopicGenerator
```
public abstract class AbstractTopicGenerator
extends Object
implements ValueGeneratorIF
```
Abstract topic generator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractTopicGenerator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`LocatorIF`	`getDatatype()`
`String`	`getLiteral()`
`LocatorIF`	`getLocator()`	Returns a locator if the literal is a locator.
`boolean`	`isTopic()`	Returns true if this generator produces a topic.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.ctm.ValueGeneratorIF
copy, getTopic

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractTopicGenerator
```
public AbstractTopicGenerator()
```
- Method Detail
  - isTopic
```
public boolean isTopic()
```
    Description copied from interface: ValueGeneratorIF
    
    Returns true if this generator produces a topic.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isTopic in interface ValueGeneratorIF
  - getLiteral
```
public String getLiteral()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getLiteral in interface ValueGeneratorIF
  - getDatatype
```
public LocatorIF getDatatype()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDatatype in interface ValueGeneratorIF
  - getLocator
```
public LocatorIF getLocator()
```
    Description copied from interface: ValueGeneratorIF
    
    Returns a locator if the literal is a locator. Otherwise it throws an exception.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getLocator in interface ValueGeneratorIF