FunctionFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExpressionFunctionManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFunctionFactory, AlarmBasedFunctionFactory, BasicFunctionFactory, ClientFunctionFactory, ClientFunctionFactory.DynamicDispatchCreatorManager, ContextDelegateFunctionFactory, DefaultFunctionFactory, FSQLFunctionFactory, PropertyBasedFunctionFactory, TagFunctionFactory
```
public interface FunctionFactory
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`getCategories()`	Return a sequence of categories to organize functions.
`Function`	`getFunction(java.lang.String name)`	Look up the function with the given name.
`java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`getFunctionNames()`	Returns a set of all the registered function names.
`java.util.Set<java.lang.String>`	`getFunctionsInCategory(java.lang.String name)`

- Method Detail
  - getFunction
```
Function getFunction(java.lang.String name)
```
    Look up the function with the given name. This function will be in a state that is ready to use in an expression, meaning that it may be a cloned copy for functions that keep state.
    
    Returns:
    
    The function, or null
  - getFunctionNames
```
java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getFunctionNames()
```
    Returns a set of all the registered function names. Used for syntax highlighting in the designer.
  - getCategories
```
java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getCategories()
```
    Return a sequence of categories to organize functions. Used to generate the popup menu in the designer. Will automatically organize into submenus based on forward-slash in path.
  - getFunctionsInCategory
```
java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getFunctionsInCategory(java.lang.String name)
```