com.orchestranetworks.addon.dint.schema

Interface DataType

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultDataTypes

public interface DataType

Data type definition for a Field, and the InputDefinition and OutputDefinition of a TransformationDefinition.

Since:

4.1.0

See Also:

Field.getDataType(), InputDefinition.getType(), OutputDefinition.getType(), DefaultDataTypes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default DataType	extendFrom() Returns the parent data type that this one extends from.
String	getCode() Returns the unique code.
default com.onwbp.base.text.UserMessage	getDescription() Returns the description.
com.onwbp.base.text.UserMessage	getLabel() Returns the label.
Class<?>	getValueClass() Returns the class of values that this data type represents.
default boolean	isAssignableFrom(Class<?> valueClass) Returns true if this data type's value class is assignable from the specified value class.

Method Detail

getCode

String getCode()

Returns the unique code.

getLabel

com.onwbp.base.text.UserMessage getLabel()

Returns the label.

getDescription

default com.onwbp.base.text.UserMessage getDescription()

Returns the description.

Returns null by default.

extendFrom

default DataType extendFrom()

Returns the parent data type that this one extends from.

Returns null by default.

Since:

4.3.0

getValueClass

Class<?> getValueClass()

Returns the class of values that this data type represents.

This helps validate data transformation.

isAssignableFrom

default boolean isAssignableFrom(Class<?> valueClass)

Returns true if this data type's value class is assignable from the specified value class.

See Also:

getValueClass()