AdapterFactory

java.lang.Object
- org.flexdock.docking.adapter.AdapterFactory

```
public class AdapterFactory
extends java.lang.Object
```
A factory for transforming Components into a class that contains information about the component that is necessary for treating the component as a Dockable.

Author:

Christopher Butler, Karl Schaefer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`ADAPTER_RESOURCE_KEY`	A property key for determining whichi docking adapter to use.
`static java.lang.String`	`DEFAULT_ADAPTER_RESOURCE`	Deprecated. Scope is likely to become more restrictive (protected or private).

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AdapterFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DockingAdapter`	`getAdapter(java.awt.Component comp)`	Creates the `DockingAdapter` for the given `Component`.
`static void`	`prime()`	Loads the mappings for this factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ADAPTER_RESOURCE_KEY
```
public static final java.lang.String ADAPTER_RESOURCE_KEY
```
    A property key for determining whichi docking adapter to use.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DEFAULT_ADAPTER_RESOURCE
```
public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_ADAPTER_RESOURCE
```
    Deprecated.
    Scope is likely to become more restrictive (protected or private).
    
    A constant representing the relative URI to the default docking adapter.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - AdapterFactory
```
public AdapterFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - prime
```
public static void prime()
```
    Loads the mappings for this factory.
  - getAdapter
```
public static DockingAdapter getAdapter(java.awt.Component comp)
```
    Creates the DockingAdapter for the given Component.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comp - the component to create an adapter for.
    
    Returns:
    
    a docking adapter, or null if comp is null.