com.essbase.api.datasource

Interface IEssMaxlColumnConvert

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public interface IEssMaxlColumnConvert
extends java.io.Serializable

Interface to facilitate custom data type conversion from Essbase internal type.

Author:

Satish Ramanavarapu Dec 29, 2008

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.Serializable	convert(java.io.Serializable FromBuffer, int IntType, int ExtType, java.util.Locale locale) MaxL implementation will call this function to facilitate custom type conversion.
int	getExternalType(int InternalType) MaxL implementation will call this function to identify the new external type for the specified Internal types.

Method Detail

convert

java.io.Serializable convert(java.io.Serializable FromBuffer,
                             int IntType,
                             int ExtType,
                             java.util.Locale locale)

MaxL implementation will call this function to facilitate custom type conversion. MaxL will invoke this function only if its defined, or else it will convert as per the default implementation

Parameters:

FromBuffer - - this buffer has the data from Essbase

IntType - - the internal type of data

ExtType - - the external type to which conversion should happen

locale - - the locale for string values

Returns:

Serializable - the java data type into which the data is converted to

getExternalType

int getExternalType(int InternalType)

MaxL implementation will call this function to identify the new external type for the specified Internal types.

Parameters:

InternalType - - the internal type for which external type is required

Returns:

ExternalType, the custom type