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Interface IDataReader<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

SerializableReader, XMLReader

public interface IDataReader<T>

Class to read in serializables of type T.

Author:

Rhondu Smithwick

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default java.util.List<T>	readFromFile(java.lang.String fileName) Read in all the data from a file.
java.util.List<T>	readFromString(java.lang.String stringInput) Returns list of objects of type T read from stringInput.
default T	readSingleFromFile(java.lang.String fileName) Return single object of type T read from file.
default T	readSingleFromString(java.lang.String stringInput) Return single object of type T read from string.

Method Detail

readFromFile

default java.util.List<T> readFromFile(java.lang.String fileName)

Read in all the data from a file.

Returns:

list of objects of type T read from file

readSingleFromFile

default T readSingleFromFile(java.lang.String fileName)

Return single object of type T read from file. Will be first object read (or only one if only one

Parameters:

fileName - file to be read

Returns:

single object of type T read from file

readFromString

java.util.List<T> readFromString(java.lang.String stringInput)

Returns list of objects of type T read from stringInput.

Parameters:

stringInput - input to read objects from

Returns:

a list of objects of type T read from stringInput

readSingleFromString

default T readSingleFromString(java.lang.String stringInput)

Return single object of type T read from string. Will be first object read (or only one if only one

Parameters:

stringInput - string to be read

Returns:

single object of type T read from string