com.chemaxon.descriptors.db

Interface MDReaderFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

CfpTableReader.Factory, EcfpTableReader.Factory, PfTableReader.Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CfpTableReaderImpl.CfpReaderFactoryImpl, EcfpTableReaderImpl.EcfpReaderFactoryImpl, PfTableReaderImpl.PfReaderFactoryImpl

@Beta
 @PublicAPI
public interface MDReaderFactory

Factory class for MDTableReader. Represents bridge creation for a class of descriptors from the chemaxon.descriptors API. An instance can check an XML descriptor configuration if it can handle.

Please note that this interface is marked with @Beta annotation, so it can be subject of incompatible changes or removal in later releases.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canHandle(String xmlConfig) Returns true if this factory can handle the given xml.
MDTableReader<? extends Descriptor>	createReader(String xmlConfig) Generates reader object.

Method Detail

canHandle

boolean canHandle(String xmlConfig)

Returns true if this factory can handle the given xml. Note that the wrapping of underlying Standardizer is not checked by implementation. This method returns true for compatible descriptors even when the descriptors standardizer configuration is not recognized.

Parameters:

xmlConfig - configuration string

Returns:

true when the configuration can be handled by this instance

createReader

MDTableReader<? extends Descriptor> createReader(String xmlConfig)

Generates reader object.

Parameters:

xmlConfig - configuration string

Returns:

an instance of MDTableReader

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - when this instance is incompatible with the given configuration string