com.broadleafcommerce.advancedoffer.codes.service

Interface CodeFormatAvailableCharHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

CodeFormatAvailableCharHelperImpl

public interface CodeFormatAvailableCharHelper

Determines for a given character what the available replacement characters are.

Author:

bpolster

See Also:

CodeGeneratorServiceImpl, CodeFormatAvailableCharSelectorImpl

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	countCombinationsForFormat(String format) Takes in the passed in format and computes the number of possible combinations
String	getAvailableCharactersForFormatElement(char formatElement) Determines for a given character what the available replacement characters are.

Method Detail

getAvailableCharactersForFormatElement

String getAvailableCharactersForFormatElement(char formatElement)

Determines for a given character what the available replacement characters are. For example, in a codeFormat of "AB-##", the "#" characater might be replaceable with any number. By default, Broadleaf will replace the codes "#" with numbers, "@" with letters, and "*" with alphanumerics. In all cases, commonly confused letters and numbers are removed which include (0,O, 1, L, 5, S)

Parameters:

formatElement -

Returns:

countCombinationsForFormat

long countCombinationsForFormat(String format)

Takes in the passed in format and computes the number of possible combinations

Parameters:

format -

Returns: