Package org.jibx.util

Class UniqueNameSet

  • public class UniqueNameSet
extends Object
    Set of unique names for a context. This assures uniqueness as names are added to the set.
    Author:
    Dennis M. Sosnoski

    • Constructor Detail

      • UniqueNameSet

        public UniqueNameSet()
        Constructor.

      • UniqueNameSet

        public UniqueNameSet​(Collection base)
        Constructor from existing name collection. Creates a name set initialized to contain all the supplied names.
        Parameters:
        base - Collection

      • UniqueNameSet

        public UniqueNameSet​(UniqueNameSet original)
        Copy constructor. Creates a name set initialized to contain all the names from another name set.
        Parameters:
        original - Name Set

    • Method Detail

      • contains

        public boolean contains​(String name)
        Check if a name is already present in context.
        Parameters:
        name -
        Returns:
        true if present, false if not

      • addAll

        public void addAll​(UniqueNameSet other)
        Add all the names from another name set to this set. This does not check for conflicts between the names in the two sets.
        Parameters:
        other - Unique Name Set

      • add

        public String add​(String base)
        Add name to set. If the supplied name is already present, it is modified by appending a variable suffix. If the supplied name ends with a digit, the suffix is generated starting with the letter 'a'; otherwise, it's generated starting at '1'. Either way, the suffix is incremented as many times as necessary to obtain a unique name.
        Parameters:
        base - name to try adding
        Returns:
        assigned name

      • iterator

        public Iterator iterator()
        Get iterator for names in set.
        Returns:
        iterator