abbot.script.parsers
Class TreePathParser

java.lang.Object
  abbot.script.parsers.TreePathParser

All Implemented Interfaces:

Parser

public class TreePathParser
extends Object
implements Parser

Convert a String into a TreePath.

Constructor Summary

TreePathParser()

Method Summary

Object

parse(String input) The string representation of a TreePath is what is usually generated by its toString method, e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TreePathParser

public TreePathParser()

Method Detail

parse

public Object parse(String input)
             throws IllegalArgumentException

The string representation of a TreePath is what is usually generated by its toString method, e.g.

[root, parent, child]

Nodes which contain a comma need to have that comma preceded by a backslash to avoid it being interpreted as two separate nodes.

NOTE: The returned TreePath is only a TreePath constructed of Strings; it requires further manipulation to be turned into a true TreePath as it relates to a given Tree.

Specified by:

parse in interface Parser

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException