Basic CallNumberParser Example

example.java

// The following call numbers are actually used by BYU to represent 
// the first two Harry Potter books in different collections.
String deweyHP1 = "823 R797h";
String lcHP1 = "PZ 4 .R798 H28 1998";
String deweyHP2 = "823 R797hp 2004";
String lcHP2 = "PZ 4 .R798 H23 1999";

//Initialize a CallNumberParser to handle LC and Dewey call numbers.
CallNumberParser parser = new CallNumberParser(LCCallNumber.class, DeweyCallNumber.class);

//Iterate through each raw call number string and parse them into CallNumber value objects.
for(String raw : Arrays.asList(deweyHP1, lcHP1, deweyHP2, lcHP2)) {
	CallNumber callNumber = parser.parse(raw);
	
	//Output to show that parsing worked.
	System.out.println(callNumber.getClass().getSimpleName());
	System.out.println("\tNormalized: " + callNumber.toString());
	System.out.println("\tOrderable:  " + callNumber.sortKey());
}

example.out

DeweyCallNumber
	Normalized: 823 R797h
	Orderable:  000823 r797/h
LCCallNumber
	Normalized: PZ 4 .R798 H28 1998
	Orderable:  pz000004 r798/ h28/ 001998
DeweyCallNumber
	Normalized: 823 R797hp 2004
	Orderable:  000823 r797/hp 002004
LCCallNumber
	Normalized: PZ 4 .R798 H23 1999
	Orderable:  pz000004 r798/ h23/ 001999