Class HexBinaryParser

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    TokenParser

    public class HexBinaryParser
    extends Object
    A parser producing binary token values from hexadecimal strings.
    • Constructor Detail

      • HexBinaryParser

        public HexBinaryParser()
        Creates a new parser. Only empty strings are treated as null.
      • HexBinaryParser

        public HexBinaryParser​(String nullIndicator)
        Creates a parser using the specified format. Empty strings and the specified text value are treated as null.
        Parameters:
        nullIndicator - the text value representing null
    • Method Detail

      • setTarget

        public final void setTarget​(ScalarSettable output)
        Description copied from interface: TokenParser
        Sets the buffer for holding parsed values. A reference to this container is held and accessed only when an formatting is requested.
        Specified by:
        setTarget in interface TokenParser
        Parameters:
        output - the value buffer in which to store parsed values
      • parse

        public final boolean parse​(String text)
        Description copied from interface: TokenParser
        Parses the given text string into a token value. If the parse succeeds, the result is stored in the target buffer. If it fails, the contents of the target buffer are unchanged and information regarding failure will be saved that is accessible by calling the getParseError method.
        Specified by:
        parse in interface TokenParser
        Parameters:
        text - text string to convert. Callers should not assume it is safe to pass null.
        Returns:
        true if the parsing succeeded, false otherwise.
      • setParseError

        protected final void setParseError​(String msg)
      • getParseError

        public final String getParseError()
        Description copied from interface: TokenParser
        When parse method returns false this method can be used to retrieve the specific error message detailing why the parsing failed. If the last parse was successful an empty string will be returned
        Specified by:
        getParseError in interface TokenParser
        Returns:
        a message detailing any parse errors that occurred during the last call to parse.