org.slf4j
Interface IMarkerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicMarkerFactory

public interface IMarkerFactory

Implementaitons of this interface are used to manufacture Marker instances.

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Author:

Ceki Gülcü

Method Summary

boolean	detachMarker(String name) Detach an existing marker.
boolean	exists(String name) Checks if the marker with the name already exists.
Marker	getDetachedMarker(String name) Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from this IMarkerFactory.
Marker	getMarker(String name) Manufacture a Marker instance by name.

Method Detail

getMarker

Marker getMarker(String name)

Manufacture a Marker instance by name. If the instance has been created earlier, return the previously created instance.

Null name values are not allowed.

Parameters:

name - the name of the marker to be created, null value is not allowed.

Returns:

a Marker instance

exists

boolean exists(String name)

Checks if the marker with the name already exists. If name is null, then false is returned.

Returns:

true id the marker exists, false otherwise.

detachMarker

boolean detachMarker(String name)

Detach an existing marker.

Note that after a marker is detached, there might still be "dangling" references to the detached marker.

Parameters:

name - The name of the marker to detach

Returns:

whether the marker could be detached or not

getDetachedMarker

Marker getDetachedMarker(String name)

Create a marker which is detached (even at birth) from this IMarkerFactory.

Returns:

a dangling marker

Since:

1.5.1