nesstar.api
Class StringType

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Observable
      nesstar.rdf.RDFObject
          nesstar.rdf.RDFClass
              nesstar.api.AType
                  nesstar.api.StringType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable, Type, RDFObj

Direct Known Subclasses:

DoubleType, FloatType, IntegerType, ObjectType, PasswordType, URLType

public class StringType
extends AType

A String.

Created:

26 April 2002

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

COLSEP, IS_GETTER, IS_PART, IS_PART_OF, WRITE_OP

Fields inherited from interface nesstar.api.Type

GET_FORM, NO_FORM, POST_DATA_FORM, POST_FORM

Constructor Summary

StringType(RDFDB db, URL id)
Constructor for the StringType object

Method Summary

String	getFormType() Gets the formType attribute of the StringType object
String	getJavaType() Gets the javaType attribute of the StringType object
Object	getValue(NSParameter parameter, Parameters params) Read a value of the given type from the parameters
int	needsFormType() Method

Methods inherited from class nesstar.api.AType

getDefaultValue, getJavaSimpleType, getStringToTypeOp

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFClass

getAllMethods, getAllProperties, getMethod, getMethods, getProperties, getProperty, getRDFClass, getRDFClass, getSuperClass, getSuperClassRef, init, isAssignableFrom, isSubclassOf, toString

Methods inherited from class nesstar.rdf.RDFObject

AddProperty, AddStringProperty, chkFinal, clear, compareTo, dbg, equals, err, err, get_comment, get_creationDate, get_label, get, getAccessCondition, getBinding, getBindings, getBookmarkLabel, getCollectionURL, getComment, getCreationDate, getDB, getDescriptor, getDescriptor, getDomain, getGetterMethods, getID, getInitialisedProperties, getInternalID, getLabel, getLastClear, getPartsDescriptor, getPartsDescriptor, getPartsDescriptor, getPath, GetProperties, GetProperty, GetPropertyStatement, GetPropertyStatements, getRange, getRangeType, getRef, getRef, getServer, getShortId, getShortID, getStatementHome, GetStringProperties, GetStringProperty, getTimeoutInSecs, getType, init, init, initialised, isComplete, isLocal, isMeta, isStale, loaded, neededCollectionReload, neededReload, neededReload, neededReload, neededReload, needsReload, reload, remove, set_comment, set_complete, set_creationDate, set_label, set, setComment, setComplete, setCreationDate, setDB, setHardOrSoft, setID, setLabel, setLastClear, SetProperty, setServer, SetStringProperty, setTimeoutInSecs, setTimestamp, setType, setTypeID, stale, toRDF, toRDFWrapped, update

Methods inherited from class java.util.Observable

addObserver, countObservers, deleteObserver, deleteObservers, hasChanged, notifyObservers, notifyObservers

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringType

public StringType(RDFDB db,
                  URL id)
           throws Exception

Constructor for the StringType object

Parameters:

db -

id -

Throws:

Exception

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue(NSParameter parameter,
                       Parameters params)
                throws Exception

Description copied from class: AType

Read a value of the given type from the parameters

Specified by:

getValue in interface Type

Specified by:

getValue in class AType

Parameters:

parameter -

params -

Returns:

the result of interpreting the message as a result of this type

Throws:

Exception

getJavaType

public String getJavaType()

Gets the javaType attribute of the StringType object

Specified by:

getJavaType in interface Type

Specified by:

getJavaType in class AType

Returns:

The javaType value

getFormType

public String getFormType()

Gets the formType attribute of the StringType object

Specified by:

getFormType in interface Type

Specified by:

getFormType in class AType

Returns:

The formType value

needsFormType

public int needsFormType()

Method

Specified by:

needsFormType in interface Type

Specified by:

needsFormType in class AType

Returns: