src/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java

/*
 * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.framework/src/org/osgi/framework/FrameworkUtil.java,v 1.1 2005/07/14 20:32:46 hargrave Exp $
 * 
 * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2005). All Rights Reserved.
 * 
 * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
 * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this 
 * distribution, and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
 */

package org.osgi.framework;

import org.apache.osgi.framework.FilterImpl;

/**
 * Framework Utility class.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This class contains utility methods which access Framework functions that may
 * be useful to bundles.
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
 * @since 1.3
 */
public class FrameworkUtil {

	/**
	 * Creates a <code>Filter</code> object. This <code>Filter</code> object
	 * may be used to match a <code>ServiceReference</code> object or a
	 * <code>Dictionary</code> object.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * If the filter cannot be parsed, an {@link InvalidSyntaxException} will be
	 * thrown with a human readable message where the filter became unparsable.
	 * 
	 * @param filter The filter string.
	 * @return A <code>Filter</code> object encapsulating the filter string.
	 * @throws InvalidSyntaxException If <code>filter</code> contains an
	 *            invalid filter string that cannot be parsed.
	 * @throws NullPointerException If <code>filter</code> is null.
	 * 
	 * @see Filter
	 */
	public static Filter createFilter(String filter)
			throws InvalidSyntaxException {
		return new FilterImpl(filter);
	}
}