Class StringToken

    • Field Detail

      • NULL

        public static final StringToken NULL
        A null valued StringToken
      • ZERO_VALUE

        public static final String ZERO_VALUE
        The string representing a zero value, the empty string.
        See Also:
        Constant Field Values
      • ZERO

        public static final StringToken ZERO
        A zero valued StringToken
    • Constructor Detail

      • StringToken

        public StringToken​(StringValued value)
        Constructs a new token with the string value in the given container.
        Parameters:
        value - a StringValued containing the desired value
      • StringToken

        public StringToken​(String value)
        Constructs an new token with the given non-null string. If a null valued token is desired, use NULL.
        Parameters:
        value - the string value of the token
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the value is null.
    • Method Detail

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object obj)
        Description copied from interface: DataToken
        Indicates whether another object is equal to this token. Two null valued tokens are considered equal. This differs from the behavior of TokenComparator.equal(TokenValued,TokenValued) but makes it possible to store DataTokens in Maps.
        Specified by:
        equals in interface DataToken
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the object to compare
        Returns:
        true if the other object is a token of the same type and contains the same value, false otherwise.
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Description copied from interface: DataToken
        Returns a hash code for the token. This value is guaranteed to be consistent with that returned by TokenConverter.asHashCode(TokenValued).
        Specified by:
        hashCode in interface DataToken
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
        Returns:
        a hash code value for the token
      • parse

        public static StringToken parse​(String value)
        Converts a string into a token.
        Parameters:
        value - the string value of the token
        Returns:
        a token with the specified value
      • asString

        public final String asString()
        Description copied from interface: StringValued
        Gets the contained string value.
        Specified by:
        asString in interface StringValued
        Returns:
        the contained value as a String. If null valued, as indicated by TokenValued.isNull(), the empty string ("") is returned.
      • isZero

        public boolean isZero()
        Description copied from interface: ScalarValued
        Indicates whether the value is the zero value for the type. Zero values are not stored in sparse representation formats.
        Specified by:
        isZero in interface ScalarValued
        Returns:
        true if the value is the zero value, false otherwise.
      • isNull

        public final boolean isNull()
        Description copied from interface: TokenValued
        Indicates whether the token is null valued. Tokens support null values analogous to SQL. Before accessing the value of the container, it is usually best to ensure it is not null valued using this method.
        Specified by:
        isNull in interface TokenValued
        Returns:
        true if the token is null valued, false otherwise