Class PeriodValue

Method Details

• getValueType

  public final Value.Type getValueType()

  Gets the value type.

  Returns:

  Value.Type.Period.

• fromEpochMillis

  public static Period fromEpochMillis(long millis)

  Helper method to create a Period of milliseconds since the Epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT+0:00).

  Returns:

  A Period that truncates the time part.

• getValueClass

  public Class<Period> getValueClass()

  Gets the class of the value.

• getDescription

  public String getDescription()

  Gets the description of the type, used for the Designer.

• createDefault

  public Period createDefault()

  Creates the default value object for the data type.

  Returns:

  The default value.

• parse

  public Period parse(String value) throws ParseException, IllegalAccessException, Exception

  Creates a Value object from a String using a specified pattern and locale.

  Parameters:

  value - The value, never null.

  Returns:

  The value object, never null.

  Throws:

  ParseException - If the value could not be parsed.

  IllegalArgumentException - For pattern errors.

  Exception - For other errors.

  IllegalAccessException

• convert

  public Period convert(Object value, Value.Type oldType, LocaleInfo localeInfo) throws Exception

  Converts a value from another type. If the type is not defined, check the object instance for possible conversions.

  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:

  Exception - For other errors.

• asLong

  public long asLong(Period value, LocaleInfo localeInfo)

  Returns a long value if possible.

  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.