fr.imag.adele.util.location
Class LocationUtil

java.lang.Object
  fr.imag.adele.util.location.LocationUtil

public class LocationUtil

extends Object

this class provides methods to format location, coordinates and map server links for following formats: (Plain)Text, Html, Xml, JavaScript
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Version:

0.1, 29 march 2003

Author:

Didier Donsez (Didier.Donsez@ieee.org)

Constructor Summary

LocationUtil()

Method Summary

static String	formatDate(long date)
static String	getMethodLocationMeaning(int methodLocation) gets the Method Location Meaning
static Element	toElement(Document doc, Coordinates coordinates) formats the location in XML (DOM)
static Element	toElement(Document doc, Location location) formats the location in XML (DOM)
static StringBuffer	toHtml(StringBuffer sb, Coordinates coordinates) formats the coordinates in HTML
static StringBuffer	toHtml(StringBuffer sb, Location location) formats the location in HTML
static StringBuffer	toJavaScript(StringBuffer sb, Coordinates coordinates) formats the coordinates in JavaScript
static StringBuffer	toJavaScript(StringBuffer sb, Location location) formats the location in JavaScript
static StringBuffer	toText(StringBuffer sb, Coordinates coordinates) formats the coordinates in PlainText
static StringBuffer	toText(StringBuffer sb, Location location) formats the location in PlainText
static StringBuffer	toXml(StringBuffer sb, Coordinates coordinates) formats the coordinates in XML
static StringBuffer	toXml(StringBuffer sb, Location location) formats the location in XML (textual)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LocationUtil

public LocationUtil()

Method Detail

toText

public static StringBuffer toText(StringBuffer sb,
                                  Location location)

formats the location in PlainText

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

location - the location

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toHtml

public static StringBuffer toHtml(StringBuffer sb,
                                  Location location)

formats the location in HTML

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

location - the location

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toXml

public static StringBuffer toXml(StringBuffer sb,
                                 Location location)

formats the location in XML (textual)

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

location - the location

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toElement

public static Element toElement(Document doc,
                                Location location)

formats the location in XML (DOM)

Parameters:

doc - the document

location - the location

Returns:

the element created

toJavaScript

public static StringBuffer toJavaScript(StringBuffer sb,
                                        Location location)

formats the location in JavaScript

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

location - the location

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toText

public static StringBuffer toText(StringBuffer sb,
                                  Coordinates coordinates)

formats the coordinates in PlainText

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

coordinates - the coordinates

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toHtml

public static StringBuffer toHtml(StringBuffer sb,
                                  Coordinates coordinates)

formats the coordinates in HTML

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

coordinates - the coordinates

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toXml

public static StringBuffer toXml(StringBuffer sb,
                                 Coordinates coordinates)

formats the coordinates in XML

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

coordinates - the coordinates

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

toElement

public static Element toElement(Document doc,
                                Coordinates coordinates)

formats the location in XML (DOM)

Parameters:

doc - the document

Returns:

the element created

toJavaScript

public static StringBuffer toJavaScript(StringBuffer sb,
                                        Coordinates coordinates)

formats the coordinates in JavaScript

Parameters:

sb - a String Buffer to append (could be null)

coordinates - the coordinates

Returns:

sb (created if sb is null)

getMethodLocationMeaning

public static String getMethodLocationMeaning(int methodLocation)

gets the Method Location Meaning

Parameters:

methodLocation - the code of the Method Location

Returns:

the textual meaning

formatDate

public static String formatDate(long date)