I have a combo box (SWT.DROP_DOWN) and I want to use it to implement the abstract factory or factory method pattern.
Presently I have created some enums and associate the enumeration values with strings via the combo box (see below).
The combo box contains instances of the following enum:
Then I switch on m_ParserType (several times).
I want to refactor this!
I don't know how to best use enums. Can enums help me implement the factory method pattern?
OK, so I just created the following interfaces and classes (
Now what did sun have in mind when they added enums to Java 1.5? Could I improve my design by using enums?
Thanks,
Siegfried
[ February 03, 2008: Message edited by: Siegfried Heintze ]
Presently I have created some enums and associate the enumeration values with strings via the combo box (see below).
The combo box contains instances of the following enum:
Then I switch on m_ParserType (several times).
I want to refactor this!
I don't know how to best use enums. Can enums help me implement the factory method pattern?
OK, so I just created the following interfaces and classes (
Now what did sun have in mind when they added enums to Java 1.5? Could I improve my design by using enums?
Thanks,
Siegfried
[ February 03, 2008: Message edited by: Siegfried Heintze ]