com.pervasive.datarush.tokens

Interface TokenConverter

public interface TokenConverter

An object capable of converting tokens into other formats. While the interface is generically typed, using TokenValued, implementations are generally type specific, working on only tokens of one type.

See Also:

TokenConverters

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	asHashCode() Computes a hash code for the source token value.
Object	asObject() Creates an Object representation of the source value.
String	asString() Creates a string representation of the source value, suitable for displaying to users.
DataToken	asToken() Creates an immutable copy of the source value.
void	setSource(TokenValued value) Sets the source value for this converter.

Method Detail

setSource

void setSource(TokenValued value)

Sets the source value for this converter.

Parameters:

value - the source of values to be converted

asToken

DataToken asToken()

Creates an immutable copy of the source value.

Returns:

an immutable token holding the same token value

asObject

Object asObject()

Creates an Object representation of the source value. The type of the object returned depends on the token type.

Token Type	Object Type
BINARY	byte array
BOOLEAN	Boolean
CHAR	Character
DATE	Date (time portion will be midnight)
DOUBLE	Double
ENUM	String
FLOAT	Float
INT	Integer
LONG	Long
NUMERIC	BigDecimal
OBJECT	Object
RECORD	Map
STRING	String
TIMESTAMP	Date (date portion will by January 1, 1970)
TIMESTAMP	Timestamp

A null object reference is returned if the current token value is null.

Returns:

an Object containing the current token value

asString

String asString()

Creates a string representation of the source value, suitable for displaying to users.

Returns:

the formatted value

asHashCode

int asHashCode()

Computes a hash code for the source token value. Two token values reported equal by TokenComparator.equal() will always generate the same hash code.

Returns:

a computed hash code for the value