EVolve.data
Class EntityBuilder

java.lang.Object
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public class EntityBuilder

extends ElementBuilder

Entity builder.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class EVolve.data.ElementBuilder

elementType

Constructor Summary

EntityBuilder(java.lang.String entityName, java.lang.String entityDescription)
Creates an entity builder.

Method Summary

void	addComparator(EntityComparator entityComparator)
EntityDefinition	buildDefinition() Builds the element definition.
Entity	buildEntity() Builds the entity.
void	newEntity(java.lang.String entityName) Starts building new entity.

Methods inherited from class EVolve.data.ElementBuilder

addReferenceField, addValueField, buildEntityDefinition, buildEvent, buildEventDefinition, buildReferenceDefinition, buildValueDefinition, init, newEvent, newEvent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

EntityBuilder

public EntityBuilder(java.lang.String entityName,
                     java.lang.String entityDescription)

Creates an entity builder.

Parameters:

entityName - name of the entities

entityDescription - description of the entities

Method Detail

buildDefinition

public EntityDefinition buildDefinition()

Builds the element definition.

Returns:

the element definition

newEntity

public void newEntity(java.lang.String entityName)

Starts building new entity.

Overrides:

newEntity in class ElementBuilder

Parameters:

entityName - name of the entity

buildEntity

public Entity buildEntity()

Builds the entity.

Overrides:

buildEntity in class ElementBuilder

Returns:

the entity

addComparator

public void addComparator(EntityComparator entityComparator)