MetaDataFactory (vassal-app 3.4.13 API)

java.lang.Object

VASSAL.build.module.metadata.MetaDataFactory

public class MetaDataFactory
extends Object

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`protected static String`	`BUILDFILE_EXTENSION_ELEMENT`
`protected static String`	`BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT1`
`protected static String`	`BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT2`

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor Description

MetaDataFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static AbstractMetaData`	`buildMetaData(File file)`	Factory method to build and return an appropriate MetaData class based on the contents of the file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details
- BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT1
  
  protected static final String BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT1
  
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  Constant Field Values
- BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT2
  
  protected static final String BUILDFILE_MODULE_ELEMENT2
  
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  Constant Field Values
- BUILDFILE_EXTENSION_ELEMENT
  
  protected static final String BUILDFILE_EXTENSION_ELEMENT
  
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  Constant Field Values
Constructor Details
- MetaDataFactory
  
  public MetaDataFactory()
Method Details
- buildMetaData
  
  public static AbstractMetaData buildMetaData(File file)
  
  Factory method to build and return an appropriate MetaData class based on the contents of the file. Return null if the file is not a Zip archive, or it is not a VASSAL Module, Extension or Save Game.
  
  Parameters:
  
  file - metadata file
  
  Returns:
  
  MetaData object