com.bea.content
Class Value

java.lang.Object
  com.bea.content.Value

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class Value

extends Object

implements Serializable

The value for a Property. The typed value can be null.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Value()
Constructs an empty Value.

Value(BinaryValue binaryValue)
Constructs a BinaryValue Value.

Value(Boolean booleanValue)
Constructs a Boolean value.

Value(Calendar calendarValue)
Constructs a Calendar value.

Value(Double doubleValue)
Constructs a Double value.

Value(Long longValue)
Constructs a Long value.

Value(String stringValue)
Constructs a String value.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object obj) Compares this PropertyChoices to obj.
BinaryValue	getBinaryValue() The value as a BinaryValue.
Boolean	getBooleanValue() The value as a Boolean.
Calendar	getCalendarValue() The value as a Calendar.
Double	getDoubleValue() The value as a Double.
Long	getLongValue() The value as a Long.
String	getStringValue() The value as a String.
Object	getValue() Gets the Value as an Object.
Object	getValueByType(int type) Return the correct value based on the type.
String	toString() Returns the Value as a String, except if the value is Binary, in which case mimeType, name and size is returned.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Value

public Value()

Constructs an empty Value.

Value

public Value(BinaryValue binaryValue)

Constructs a BinaryValue Value.

Value

public Value(Boolean booleanValue)

Constructs a Boolean value.

Value

public Value(Calendar calendarValue)

Constructs a Calendar value.

Value

public Value(Double doubleValue)

Constructs a Double value.

Value

public Value(Long longValue)

Constructs a Long value.

Value

public Value(String stringValue)

Constructs a String value.

Method Detail

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object obj)

Compares this PropertyChoices to obj. This performs a native compare on all types, except Calendar is compared based on the time in milliseconds and BinaryValue is compared by name.

getBinaryValue

public BinaryValue getBinaryValue()

The value as a BinaryValue.

getBooleanValue

public Boolean getBooleanValue()

The value as a Boolean.

getCalendarValue

public Calendar getCalendarValue()

The value as a Calendar.

getDoubleValue

public Double getDoubleValue()

The value as a Double.

getLongValue

public Long getLongValue()

The value as a Long.

getStringValue

public String getStringValue()

The value as a String.

getValue

public Object getValue()

Gets the Value as an Object.

getValueByType

public Object getValueByType(int type)

Return the correct value based on the type. The user will then cast it to the appropriate object.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the Value as a String, except if the value is Binary, in which case mimeType, name and size is returned.