provided.util

Class ABCUtil

java.lang.Object

provided.util.ABCUtil

public class ABCUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ABCUtil	Singleton Singleton instance of the class

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	ABCUtil() private constructor

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getFileContents(java.lang.String filename) Returns the contents of a text file, e.g.
ABCInstrument[]	getInstruments() Get an array of all the available instruments as ABCInstruments where the instrument's value is the MIDI instrument number
double	parseFraction(java.lang.String frac) Return the evaluation of a string "a/b".
double	parseTempo(java.lang.String tempo, double defaultNotesPerQuarterNote) Return the tempo given by the input string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

Singleton

public static final ABCUtil Singleton

Singleton instance of the class

Constructor Detail

ABCUtil

private ABCUtil()

private constructor

Method Detail

parseFraction

public double parseFraction(java.lang.String frac)

Return the evaluation of a string "a/b".

Parameters:

frac - - a string containing a fraction

Returns:

- the result of evaluating the fraction

parseTempo

public double parseTempo(java.lang.String tempo,
                double defaultNotesPerQuarterNote)

Return the tempo given by the input string. The returned value is in the units of quarter notes per minute. Accepts "bpm" (beats per default note) or "a/b=bpm" (beats per a/b note).

Parameters:

tempo - - tempo represented as a string

defaultNotesPerQuarterNote - - default notes per quarter note

Returns:

- the tempo indicated by the string

getFileContents

public java.lang.String getFileContents(java.lang.String filename)

Returns the contents of a text file, e.g. an abc file, as a single string.

Parameters:

filename - the name of the file with respect to the default package, where "/" refers to the default package, e.g. a file in the "data" package would "/data/myfile.abc"

Returns:

the contents of the file

getInstruments

public ABCInstrument[] getInstruments()

Get an array of all the available instruments as ABCInstruments where the instrument's value is the MIDI instrument number

Returns:

an array of ABCInstruments