Class NameList

java.lang.Object
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public class NameList

extends java.lang.Object

Storage class to store an Object and to be able to access it from its name or its index. Good for storeing many objects that may have the same name.

Constructor Summary

NameList()
Constructor

Method Summary

int	addName(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Adds a new entry
int	getIndex(java.lang.String name) Gets the index of an entry based on its name
java.lang.String	getName(int index) Gets the name of an entry based on its index
java.lang.Object	getValue(int index) Gets the Object stored in an entry based on its index
java.lang.Object	getValue(java.lang.String name) Gets the Object stored in an entry based on its name
void	setName(int index, java.lang.String newname) Sets the name of an entry based on its index
void	setValue(int index, java.lang.Object value) Sets an Object in an entry based on its index
int	size() Gets the number of entries

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NameList

public NameList()

Constructor

Method Detail

size

public int size()

Gets the number of entries

Returns:

the number of entries in the NameList

addName

public int addName(java.lang.String name,
                   java.lang.Object value)

Adds a new entry

Parameters:

name - the name of the new entry

value - the Object to store

Returns:

the index of the newly created entry

getName

public java.lang.String getName(int index)

Gets the name of an entry based on its index

Parameters:

index - the index of the Object to get

Returns:

the name associated with the entry with the specified index

setName

public void setName(int index,
                    java.lang.String newname)

Sets the name of an entry based on its index

Parameters:

index - the index of the entry whose name is to be changed

newname - the new name

getIndex

public int getIndex(java.lang.String name)

Gets the index of an entry based on its name

Parameters:

name - the name of the entry

Returns:

the index of the entry

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue(java.lang.String name)

Gets the Object stored in an entry based on its name

Parameters:

name - the name of the entry

Returns:

the stored Object

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue(int index)

Gets the Object stored in an entry based on its index

Parameters:

index - the index of the entry

Returns:

the stored Object

setValue

public void setValue(int index,
                     java.lang.Object value)

Sets an Object in an entry based on its index

Parameters:

index - the index of the entry to modify

value - the new Object to store in this entry