Class GEDCOMLocater 

java.lang.Object
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public class GEDCOMLocater
extends Object
This class locates and picks out relevant lines from a file of GEDCOM code. The lines are then passed on to the GEDCOMInterpreter class and initialised person or family objects are returned to the user.

Author:
Vegard Brox

Variable Index

o BIRTH
GEDCOM code for birth
o BURIAL
GEDCOM code for burial
o CFAMILY
GEDCOM code for family where this person was child
o CHILD
GEDCOM code for child
o CHRISTENING
GEDCOM code for christening
o DATE
GEDCOM code for date
o DEATH
GEDCOM code for death
o FAMILY
GEDCOM code for family
o HUSBAND
GEDCOM code for husband
o INDIVIDUAL
GEDCOM code for individual
o MARRIAGE
GEDCOM code for marriage
o SEX
GEDCOM code for sex
o SFAMILY
GEDCOM code for family where this person was spouse
o TRAILER
GEDCOM code for trailer (end of file)
o WIFE
GEDCOM code for wife

Constructor Index

o GEDCOMLocater(File)
Constructor that prepares for reading from the specified file.

Method Index

o getElementType(String)
Finds the element type from a line of GEDCOM code.
o nextFamily()
Reads information for the next family in the GEDCOM file and returns it as a family object.
o nextPerson()
Reads information for the next person in the GEDCOM file and returns it as a person object.

Variables

o INDIVIDUAL 
 public static final String INDIVIDUAL
GEDCOM code for individual

o FAMILY 
 public static final String FAMILY
GEDCOM code for family

o BIRTH 
 public static final String BIRTH
GEDCOM code for birth

o DEATH 
 public static final String DEATH
GEDCOM code for death

o CHRISTENING 
 public static final String CHRISTENING
GEDCOM code for christening

o BURIAL 
 public static final String BURIAL
GEDCOM code for burial

o SEX 
 public static final String SEX
GEDCOM code for sex

o DATE 
 public static final String DATE
GEDCOM code for date

o CFAMILY 
 public static final String CFAMILY
GEDCOM code for family where this person was child

o SFAMILY 
 public static final String SFAMILY
GEDCOM code for family where this person was spouse

o HUSBAND 
 public static final String HUSBAND
GEDCOM code for husband

o WIFE 
 public static final String WIFE
GEDCOM code for wife

o CHILD 
 public static final String CHILD
GEDCOM code for child

o MARRIAGE 
 public static final String MARRIAGE
GEDCOM code for marriage

o TRAILER 
 public static final String TRAILER
GEDCOM code for trailer (end of file)

Constructors

o GEDCOMLocater 
 public GEDCOMLocater(File file) throws FileNotFoundException
Constructor that prepares for reading from the specified file.

Parameters:
file - The GEDCOM file to read from
Throws: FileNotFoundException
If the specified file could not be found

Methods

o nextPerson 
 public Person nextPerson()
Reads information for the next person in the GEDCOM file and returns it as a person object. If no more persons exist, null is returned.

Returns:
A person object for the next individual in the file
o nextFamily 
 public Family nextFamily()
Reads information for the next family in the GEDCOM file and returns it as a family object. If no more families exist, null is returned.

Returns:
A family object for the next family in the file
o getElementType 
 public static String getElementType(String line)
Finds the element type from a line of GEDCOM code. The element type is e.g. birth, death, wife, child.

Parameters:
line - The line of GEDCOM code
Returns:
The element type for this line, or an empty string if no element type could be found