Class BooleanValue

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>

    public class BooleanValue
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
    Value object class to handle the Boolean datatype.
    Author:
    Christopher Mindus
    • Constructor Detail

      • BooleanValue

        public BooleanValue()
    • Method Detail

      • getValueType

        public final Value.Type getValueType()
        Gets the value type.
        Specified by:
        getValueType in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Returns:
        Value.Type.Boolean.
      • getValueClass

        public java.lang.Class<java.lang.Boolean> getValueClass()
        Gets the class of the value.
        Specified by:
        getValueClass in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
      • getDescription

        public java.lang.String getDescription()
        Gets the description of the type, used for the Designer.
        Specified by:
        getDescription in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
      • createDefault

        public java.lang.Boolean createDefault()
        Creates the default value object for the data type.
        Specified by:
        createDefault in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Returns:
        The default value.
      • parse

        public java.lang.Boolean parse​(java.lang.String value)
        Creates a Value object from a String using a specified pattern and locale.
        Specified by:
        parse in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value, never null.
        Returns:
        The value object, never null.
      • parse

        public java.lang.Boolean parse​(java.lang.String value,
                                       java.lang.String pattern,
                                       LocaleInfo localeInfo)
                                throws java.text.ParseException
        Creates a Value object from a String using a specified pattern and locale.
        Specified by:
        parse in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value, never null.
        pattern - The pattern, null for none.
        localeInfo - The locale info, null for default.
        Returns:
        The value object, never null.
        Throws:
        java.text.ParseException - For parser errors.
      • getFormatter

        public java.text.Format getFormatter​(java.lang.String pattern,
                                             LocaleInfo localeInfo)
                                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
        Returns the Formatter for a pattern.
        Specified by:
        getFormatter in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        pattern - The pattern to use, null for none.
        localeInfo - The locale information instance, or null for none.
        Returns:
        The formatter to use, or null for none.
        Throws:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - For formatter errors.
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Boolean value)
        The default "toString" representation.
        Specified by:
        toString in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value could be null.
        Returns:
        The String representation.
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString​(java.lang.Boolean value,
                                         java.lang.String pattern,
                                         LocaleInfo localeInfo)
        Formats the value to a String.
        Specified by:
        toString in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value is never null.
        pattern - Pattern to use, null for none.
        localeInfo - The locale information instance, or null for none.
        Returns:
        The String representation using specified pattern and locale information.
      • load

        public java.lang.Boolean load​(java.lang.String value,
                                      org.w3c.dom.Element element)
                               throws java.lang.Exception
        Loads the value from an Element.
        Specified by:
        load in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The String value in the element.
        element - The element holding the information for advanced processing using JAXB.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception - An exception due to parsing, bean unmarshalling, etc.
      • save

        public java.lang.String save​(java.lang.Boolean value,
                                     org.w3c.dom.Element element)
                              throws java.lang.Exception
        Saves the value to an Element.
        Specified by:
        save in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value to save.
        element - The element to save information into for advanced processing using JAXB.
        Returns:
        The String value to set in the Element, or null if advanced processing is used.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception
      • convert

        public java.lang.Boolean convert​(java.lang.Object value,
                                         Value.Type oldType,
                                         LocaleInfo localeInfo)
                                  throws java.lang.Exception
        Converts a value from another type. If the type is not defined, check the object instance for possible conversions.
        Specified by:
        convert in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The value to convert.
        oldType - The old type, null for not defined.
        localeInfo - The locale information, null to look-up from current thread or if not found, for system default.
        Returns:
        The value object.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception - For other errors.
        java.text.ParseException - If this conversion fails.
      • asLong

        public long asLong​(java.lang.Boolean value,
                           LocaleInfo localeInfo)
        Returns a long value if possible.
        Specified by:
        asLong in interface IValueObject<java.lang.Boolean>
        Parameters:
        value - The Value object.
        localeInfo - The locale information, null to look-up from current thread or if not found, for system default.
        Returns:
        The long value, e.g. in milliseconds, or Long.MIN_VALUE for not possible.