org.modeshape.jcr.value
Class ValueTypeSystem.Factory<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.modeshape.jcr.value.ValueTypeSystem.Factory<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Enclosing class:

ValueTypeSystem

protected class ValueTypeSystem.Factory<T>
extends Object
implements TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Field Summary

protected PropertyType	type
protected String	typeName
protected ValueFactory<T>	valueFactory

Constructor Summary

protected

ValueTypeSystem.Factory(ValueFactory<T> valueFactory)

Method Summary

String	asReadableString(Object value) Get a readable and potentially shorter string representation of the supplied value.
String	asString(Object value) Get the string representation of the supplied value.
T	create(Object value) Create the typed representation of the value given the supplied object representation.
T	create(String value) Create the typed representation of the value given the supplied string representation.
Comparator<T>	getComparator() Get a comparator that can be used to store the values of this type.
Class<T>	getType() Get the class representing the value type.
String	getTypeName() Get the name of the type created by this factory.
long	length(Object value) Get the length of the supplied value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

type

protected final PropertyType type

valueFactory

protected final ValueFactory<T> valueFactory

typeName

protected final String typeName

Constructor Detail

ValueTypeSystem.Factory

protected ValueTypeSystem.Factory(ValueFactory<T> valueFactory)

Method Detail

asReadableString

public String asReadableString(Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get a readable and potentially shorter string representation of the supplied value.

Specified by:

asReadableString in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Parameters:

value - the value

Returns:

the readable string representation; never null

asString

public String asString(Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get the string representation of the supplied value.

Specified by:

asString in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Parameters:

value - the value

Returns:

the string representation; never null

create

public T create(String value)
         throws ValueFormatException

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Create the typed representation of the value given the supplied string representation.

Specified by:

create in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Parameters:

value - the string representation of the value

Returns:

the typed representation, which will be an instance of the type

Throws:

ValueFormatException - if the string cannot be converted to a typed value

create

public T create(Object value)
         throws ValueFormatException

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Create the typed representation of the value given the supplied object representation.

Specified by:

create in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Parameters:

value - the object representation of the value

Returns:

the typed representation, which will be an instance of the type

Throws:

ValueFormatException - if the object cannot be converted to a typed value

getType

public Class<T> getType()

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get the class representing the value type.

Specified by:

getType in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Returns:

the value type; never null

length

public long length(Object value)

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get the length of the supplied value.

Specified by:

length in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Parameters:

value - the value

Returns:

the length; never negative

getComparator

public Comparator<T> getComparator()

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get a comparator that can be used to store the values of this type.

Specified by:

getComparator in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Returns:

the comparator; never null

getTypeName

public String getTypeName()

Description copied from interface: TypeSystem.TypeFactory

Get the name of the type created by this factory.

Specified by:

getTypeName in interface TypeSystem.TypeFactory<T>

Returns:

the type name; never null and never empty or blank