net.fortuna.ical4j.model

Interface PropertyFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyFactoryImpl, PropertyFactoryRegistry

public interface PropertyFactory
extends java.io.Serializable

A factory for creating iCalendar properties.

Author:

Ben Fortuna Note that implementations must be Serializable to support referencing from Property instances. $Id$ Created on 16/06/2005

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Property	createProperty(java.lang.String name)
Property	createProperty(java.lang.String name, ParameterList parameters, java.lang.String value)

Method Detail

createProperty

Property createProperty(java.lang.String name)

Parameters:

name - a property name

Returns:

a new instance of the specified property

createProperty

Property createProperty(java.lang.String name,
                      ParameterList parameters,
                      java.lang.String value)
                        throws java.io.IOException,
                               java.net.URISyntaxException,
                               java.text.ParseException

Parameters:

name - a property name

parameters - a list of property parameters

value - a property value

Returns:

a new instance of the specified property

Throws:

java.io.IOException - where an unexpected error occurs reading data

java.net.URISyntaxException - where data contains an invalid URI

java.text.ParseException - where data is unable to be parsed correctly