Package edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.client

Class MetacatFactory

java.lang.Object

edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.client.MetacatFactory

public class MetacatFactory
extends Object

This class is a factory which allows the caller to create an instance of a Metacat object for accessing a metacat server.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MetacatFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Metacat	createMetacatConnection(String metacatUrl)	Create a new instance of a Metacat object of raccessing a server.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MetacatFactory

public MetacatFactory()

Method Details

createMetacatConnection

public static Metacat createMetacatConnection(String metacatUrl)
                                       throws MetacatInaccessibleException

Create a new instance of a Metacat object of raccessing a server.

Parameters:

metacatUrl - the url location of the metacat server

Throws:

MetacatInaccessibleException - when the metacat server can not be reached