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   package org.lcsim.recon.tracking.seedtracker.strategybuilder;
   
   import java.io.File;
   import org.lcsim.recon.tracking.seedtracker.StrategyXMLUtils;
  import org.lcsim.util.Driver;
  
  /**
   * This class contains implementations for some convenience methods in IStrategyBuilder
   * @author cozzy
   */
  public abstract class AbstractStrategyBuilder extends Driver implements IStrategyBuilder{
      
      public void setStartingStrategyList(String startingStrategies) {
          setStartingStrategyList(StrategyXMLUtils.getStrategyListFromFile(new File(startingStrategies)));
      }
      
      public void setStrategyPrototype(String strategiesFile, int strategyNumber) {   
          setStrategyPrototype(StrategyXMLUtils.getStrategyListFromFile(new File(strategiesFile)).get(strategyNumber)); 
      }
      
      public void setStrategyPrototype(String strategiesFile) {
          setStrategyPrototype(strategiesFile,0); 
      }
  
      public void setLayerWeight(String layerWeightsFile){
          setLayerWeight(LayerWeight.getLayerWeightFromFile(new File(layerWeightsFile)));
      }
      
      public void setParticleFilter(String filterClassName) {
            try {
                  setParticleFilter((IParticleFilter) Class.forName(filterClassName).newInstance());
              } catch (ClassNotFoundException cfne) {
                  System.out.println("WARNING: Class "+filterClassName+ " not found :'("); 
              } catch (InstantiationException ie){
                  System.out.println("WARNING: Class "+filterClassName+ " could not be instantiated. Does the constructor take arguments?");
              } catch (IllegalAccessException iae){
                  System.out.println("WARNING: IllegalAccessException? WTF does that mean?"); 
              } catch (ClassCastException cce){
                  System.out.println("WARNING: Unable to cast "+filterClassName+ " as a IParticleFilter."); 
              }
      }
  }