MDReaderFactory (Marvin API documentation (c) 1998-2023 Chemaxon Ltd.)

All Known Subinterfaces:

CfpTableReader.Factory, EcfpTableReader.Factory, PfTableReader.Factory
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@Beta
@PublicAPI
public interface MDReaderFactory
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Factory class for MDTableReader. Represents bridge creation for a class of descriptors from the chemaxon.descriptors API. An instance can check an XML descriptor configuration if it can handle.
Please note that this interface is marked with @Beta annotation, so it can be subject of incompatible changes or removal in later releases.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canHandle(String xmlConfig)`	Returns true if this factory can handle the given xml.
`MDTableReader<? extends Descriptor>`	`createReader(String xmlConfig)`	Generates reader object.

- Method Detail
  - canHandle
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boolean canHandle(String xmlConfig)
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    Returns true if this factory can handle the given xml. Note that the wrapping of underlying Standardizer is not checked by implementation. This method returns true for compatible descriptors even when the descriptors standardizer configuration is not recognized.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlConfig - configuration string
    
    Returns:
    
    true when the configuration can be handled by this instance
  - createReader
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MDTableReader<? extends Descriptor> createReader(String xmlConfig)
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    Generates reader object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlConfig - configuration string
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of MDTableReader
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - when this instance is incompatible with the given configuration string