/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>Support</c> object. This will
/// create a support object with the matcher and filter provided.
/// This allows the user to override the transformations that
/// are used to convert types to strings and back again.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filter">
/// this is the filter to use with this support
/// </param>
/// <param name="matcher">
/// this is the matcher used for transformations
/// </param>
public Support(Filter filter, Matcher matcher)
{
this.transform = new Transformer(matcher);
this.factory = new ScannerFactory();
this.creator = new Instantiator();
this.matcher = matcher;
this.filter = filter;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>ValueInstance</c> object. This
/// is used to represent an instance that delegates to the given
/// value object in order to acquire the object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="creator">
/// this is the instantiator used to create objects
/// </param>
/// <param name="value">
/// this is the value object that contains the data
/// </param>
public ValueInstance(Instantiator creator, Value value) {
this.type = value.Type;
this.creator = creator;
this.value = value;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>ClassInstance</c> object. This is
/// used to create an instance of the specified type. If the given
/// type can not be instantiated then an exception is thrown.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="creator">
/// this is the creator used for the instantiation
/// </param>
/// <param name="type">
/// this is the type that is to be instantiated
/// </param>
public ClassInstance(Instantiator creator, Class type) {
this.creator = creator;
this.type = type;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>ClassInstance</c> object. This is
/// used to create an instance of the specified type. If the given
/// type can not be instantiated then an exception is thrown.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="creator">
/// this is the creator used for the instantiation
/// </param>
/// <param name="type">
/// this is the type that is to be instantiated
/// </param>
public ClassInstance(Instantiator creator, Class type)
{
this.creator = creator;
this.type = type;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>Support</c> object. This will
/// create a support object with the matcher and filter provided.
/// This allows the user to override the transformations that
/// are used to convert types to strings and back again.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filter">
/// this is the filter to use with this support
/// </param>
/// <param name="matcher">
/// this is the matcher used for transformations
/// </param>
public Support(Filter filter, Matcher matcher) {
this.transform = new Transformer(matcher);
this.factory = new ScannerFactory();
this.creator = new Instantiator();
this.matcher = matcher;
this.filter = filter;
}