//=====================================================================
// File:    StandardMgr.java
// Class:   StandardMgr
// Package: AFLPcore
//
// Author:  James J. Benham
// Date:    August 10, 1998
// Contact: james_benham@hmc.edu
//
// Genographer v1.0 - Computer assisted scoring of gels.
// Copyright (C) 1998  Montana State University
// 
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//=====================================================================

package AFLPcore;

/** 
 * This class contains a list of <code>SizeStandard</code>s which
 * define different size standards. Each standard is associated with a
 * <code>String</code>, which represents its name. The pairing
 * features are inherited from the <code>Manager</code> class.
 *
 * <p>The standard can be retrieved based on their name, and a lists of
 * names can be obtained from the StandardMgr. 
 *
 * @see SizeStandard
 * @see Manager
 *
 * @author James J. Benham
 * @version 1.0.0
 * @date August 10, 1998 */

public class StandardMgr extends Manager
{
  /**
   * Creates a new StandardMgr, with a default capacity of 4 and a 
   * loadFactor of 1.0. Sets up the Hashtable for the String/SizeStandard
   * pairs.
   */
  public StandardMgr()
  {
    super();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new StandardMgr with the specified values.
   *
   * @param capacity  the initial number of filters that can be stored.
   * @param loadFactor controls memory efficiency vs. lookup speed, it
   *  must be between 0.0 and 1.0, where 1.0 has the greatest memory efficiency
   *
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException when <code>capacitly</code> is less
   *    than zero or the <code>loadFactor</code> is out of bounds.
   */
  public StandardMgr(int capacity, float loadFactor)
       throws IllegalArgumentException
  {
    super(capacity, loadFactor);
  }

  /**
   * Checks to see if the specified operation is a
   * <code>SizeStandard</code>.
   * 
   * @return <code>true</code> if it is, <code>false</code> if 
   *      it is not.
   *
   * @see SizeStandard
   */
  public boolean classTypeOk(Operation op)
  {
    return(op instanceof SizeStandard);
  }

}