com.jrefinery.report.io.simple
Class NameGenerator

java.lang.Object
  com.jrefinery.report.io.simple.NameGenerator

public class NameGenerator

extends java.lang.Object

The name generator is used to generate unique names for elements and bands.

Author:

Thomas Morgner.

Constructor Summary

NameGenerator()
DefaultConstructor.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

generateName(java.lang.String name) If a name is supplied, then this method simply returns it.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NameGenerator

public NameGenerator()

DefaultConstructor.

Method Detail

generateName

public java.lang.String generateName(java.lang.String name)

If a name is supplied, then this method simply returns it. Otherwise, if name is null, then a unique name is generating by appending a number to the prefix '@anonymous'.

Parameters:

name - The name.

Returns:

a non-null name.