Value (Epimorphics lib 3.1.3 API)

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:

$Revision: $

Author:

Dave Reynolds

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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