com.sapportals.htmlb.type

Class DataString

java.lang.Object
  com.sapportals.htmlb.type.AbstractDataType
      com.sapportals.htmlb.type.DataString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable, Serializable

public class DataString

extends AbstractDataType

implements Comparable, Serializable

Copyright 2004 SAP AG

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

DataString()

DataString(String value)

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object o)
int	getLength() returns the length
int	getMinLength() returns the minimal length
String	getPattern() returns the pattern
DataType	getType() gets an instance of the DataType enum class that identifies the DataType.
boolean	getUppercaseOnly() returns uppercaseOnly
String	getValue()
String	getValueAsString()
boolean	isEncode()
boolean	isLocaleSpecific() determines if a DataType is locale specific, i.e. needs formatting of values prior to output.
void	setEncode(boolean encode)
void	setLength(int length) sets the length
void	setMinLength(int minlength) sets the length
void	setPattern(String pattern) sets the pattern
void	setUppercaseOnly(boolean uppercaseOnly) sets uppercaseOnly
void	setValue(Object value) sets a value of the DataType.
void	setValue(String value)
String	toString()
String	toString(Locale locale) gets a String representation of the DataTypes value.

Methods inherited from class com.sapportals.htmlb.type.AbstractDataType

dataTypes, getInstance, getValidator, isValid, registerDataType, setValue, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DataString

public DataString()

DataString

public DataString(String value)

Method Detail

setEncode

public void setEncode(boolean encode)

isEncode

public boolean isEncode()

isLocaleSpecific

public boolean isLocaleSpecific()

Description copied from class: AbstractDataType

determines if a DataType is locale specific, i.e. needs formatting of values prior to output. Date and Time are usually locale specific, Strings are not.

Specified by:

isLocaleSpecific in class AbstractDataType

Returns:

true if the DataType uses special formatting

getType

public DataType getType()

Description copied from class: AbstractDataType

gets an instance of the DataType enum class that identifies the DataType.

Specified by:

getType in class AbstractDataType

Returns:

a DataType representation for this class

toString

public String toString()

toString

public String toString(Locale locale)

Description copied from class: AbstractDataType

gets a String representation of the DataTypes value. This returns locale specific information

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractDataType

Parameters:

locale - the locale for which to format the value

Returns:

a String representation of the DataTypes value

getValue

public String getValue()

getValueAsString

public String getValueAsString()

Specified by:

getValueAsString in class AbstractDataType

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

setValue

public void setValue(Object value)

Description copied from class: AbstractDataType

sets a value of the DataType.

Specified by:

setValue in class AbstractDataType

Parameters:

value - the value in some locale specific format

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

getUppercaseOnly

public boolean getUppercaseOnly()

returns uppercaseOnly

setUppercaseOnly

public void setUppercaseOnly(boolean uppercaseOnly)

sets uppercaseOnly

getPattern

public String getPattern()

returns the pattern

setPattern

public void setPattern(String pattern)

sets the pattern

getLength

public int getLength()

returns the length

setLength

public void setLength(int length)

sets the length

getMinLength

public int getMinLength()

returns the minimal length

setMinLength

public void setMinLength(int minlength)

sets the length