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Interface NPFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

NPFactoryH

public abstract interface NPFactory

This class holds the factory methods for the NP class. Users can use this class to create instances of NP objects with their desired parameters.

See Also:

NP

Field Summary

static NPFactory

factory The static instance which helps users to access to the methods in this class.

Method Summary

NP	create() A factory method which creates a default instance of NP.
NP	create(FD head) A factory method which creates an instance of NP with the given head.
NP	create(java.lang.String lex) A factory method which creates an instance of NP with the given lexical entry.

Field Detail

factory

public static final NPFactory factory

The static instance which helps users to access to the methods in this class.

Method Detail

create

public NP create()

A factory method which creates a default instance of NP.

Returns:

a default instance of NP

create

public NP create(java.lang.String lex)
          throws InvalidConstructorException

A factory method which creates an instance of NP with the given lexical entry.

Parameters:

lex - the lexical entry of the np.

Returns:

an instance of NP with the given lexical entry

create

public NP create(FD head)
          throws InvalidConstructorException

A factory method which creates an instance of NP with the given head.

Parameters:

head - the head entry of the np.

Returns:

an instance of NP with the given head entry