com.epimorphics.converters

Interface Value

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleValue

public interface Value

Wraps a value from a data source such as a CSV to simplify conversion to typed values. May be done by parsing a lexical form or may be wrapped source which natively supports typed values (e.g. Excel).

Version:

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Author:

Dave Reynolds

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	asInt() Return value as a (long) int if possible, otherwise ModalException
boolean	empty() Return true unless the value is null or an empty string
String	getLexical() Original lexical form for the value
Object	getValue() Return the value unconverted.
boolean	isInt() Test if the value can be treated as a (long) int
boolean	notEmpty() Return true if the value is non-null and not an empty string
String	str() Original lexical form for the value, Ruby-friendly alias

Method Detail

getLexical

String getLexical()

Original lexical form for the value

str

String str()

Original lexical form for the value, Ruby-friendly alias

notEmpty

boolean notEmpty()

Return true if the value is non-null and not an empty string

empty

boolean empty()

Return true unless the value is null or an empty string

getValue

Object getValue()

Return the value unconverted. For CVS source data this will be the lexical form. For values injected by other sources may be any java Object including boxed Integers etc

asInt

long asInt()

Return value as a (long) int if possible, otherwise ModalException

isInt

boolean isInt()

Test if the value can be treated as a (long) int