org.apache.tapestry.util
Class IdAllocator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry.util.IdAllocator

public class IdAllocator
extends Object

Used to "uniquify" names within a given context. A base name is passed in, and the return value is the base name, or the base name extended with a suffix to make it unique.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: IdAllocator.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary

IdAllocator()

Method Summary

String	allocateId(String name) Allocates the id.
void	clear() Clears the allocator, resetting it to freshly allocated state.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

IdAllocator

public IdAllocator()

Method Detail

allocateId

public String allocateId(String name)

Allocates the id. Repeated calls for the same name will return "name", "name_0", "name_1", etc.

clear

public void clear()

Clears the allocator, resetting it to freshly allocated state.