org.gstreamer

Class ElementFactory

java.lang.Object

org.gstreamer.lowlevel.NativeValue

org.gstreamer.lowlevel.Handle

org.gstreamer.lowlevel.NativeObject

org.gstreamer.lowlevel.RefCountedObject

org.gstreamer.GObject

org.gstreamer.GstObject

org.gstreamer.PluginFeature

org.gstreamer.ElementFactory

public class ElementFactory
extends PluginFeature

ElementFactory is used to create instances of elements. Use the find(java.lang.String) and create(java.lang.String) methods to create element instances or use make(java.lang.String, java.lang.String) as a convenient shortcut.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.gstreamer.GObject

GObject.GCallback

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.gstreamer.lowlevel.NativeObject

NativeObject.Initializer

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.gstreamer.lowlevel.NativeObject

defaultInit, ownsHandle

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ElementFactory(NativeObject.Initializer init) Creates a new instance of ElementFactory

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element	create(java.lang.String name) Creates a new element from the factory.
static ElementFactory	find(java.lang.String name) Retrieve an instance of a factory that can produce Elements
java.lang.String	getAuthor() Returns the name of the person who wrote the factory.
java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns a description of the factory.
java.lang.String	getKlass() Returns a string describing the type of factory.
java.lang.String	getLongName() Returns the long, English name for the factory.
java.util.List<StaticPadTemplate>	getStaticPadTemplates() Gets the list of StaticPadTemplate for this factory.
static Element	make(java.lang.String factoryName, java.lang.String name) Creates a new Element from the specified factory.
static void	registerElement(java.lang.Class<? extends Element> klass, java.lang.String name)

Methods inherited from class org.gstreamer.PluginFeature

checkVersion, getName, getRank, setName, setRank, toString

Methods inherited from class org.gstreamer.GstObject

addListenerProxy, getParent, initializer, initializer, ref, removeListenerProxy, steal, unref

Methods inherited from class org.gstreamer.GObject

addCallback, connect, connect, connect, disconnect, disconnect, disposeNativeHandle, emit, emit, g_signal_connect, get, getPointer, getPropertyDefaultValue, getPropertyMaximumValue, getPropertyMinimumValue, getType, invalidate, objectForX, removeCallback, set

Methods inherited from class org.gstreamer.lowlevel.NativeObject

classFor, disown, dispose, equals, finalize, getNativeAddress, handle, hashCode, initializer, instanceFor, isDisposed, nativeValue, objectFor, objectFor, objectFor, objectFor

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ElementFactory

public ElementFactory(NativeObject.Initializer init)

Creates a new instance of ElementFactory

Parameters:

init - internal initialization data.

Method Detail

create

public Element create(java.lang.String name)

Creates a new element from the factory.

Parameters:

name - the name to assign to the created Element

Returns:

A new Element

getAuthor

public java.lang.String getAuthor()

Returns the name of the person who wrote the factory.

Returns:

The name of the author

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns a description of the factory.

Returns:

A brief description of the factory.

getLongName

public java.lang.String getLongName()

Returns the long, English name for the factory.

Returns:

The long, English name for the factory.

getKlass

public java.lang.String getKlass()

Returns a string describing the type of factory. This is an unordered list separated with slashes ('/').

Returns:

The description of the type of factory.

getStaticPadTemplates

public java.util.List<StaticPadTemplate> getStaticPadTemplates()

Gets the list of StaticPadTemplate for this factory.

Returns:

The list of StaticPadTemplate

registerElement

public static void registerElement(java.lang.Class<? extends Element> klass,
                   java.lang.String name)

find

public static ElementFactory find(java.lang.String name)

Retrieve an instance of a factory that can produce Elements

Parameters:

name - The type of Element to produce.

Returns:

An ElementFactory that will produce Elements of the desired type.

make

public static Element make(java.lang.String factoryName,
           java.lang.String name)

Creates a new Element from the specified factory.

Parameters:

factoryName - The name of the factory to use to produce the Element

name - The name to assign to the created Element

Returns:

A new GstElemElement