StringArray (jrt 7.278.21 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.yahoo.jrt.Value
- - com.yahoo.jrt.StringArray

```
public class StringArray
extends Value
```
String array. The internal string representation is UTF-8 encoded bytes. This means that creating an object of this class as well as extracting the value contained with the asStringArray method will incur a string conversion overhead.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.yahoo.jrt.Value
  DATA, DATA_ARRAY, DOUBLE, DOUBLE_ARRAY, FLOAT, FLOAT_ARRAY, INT16, INT16_ARRAY, INT32, INT32_ARRAY, INT64, INT64_ARRAY, INT8, INT8_ARRAY, STRING, STRING_ARRAY

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringArray(java.lang.String[] value)
Create from a Java-type value

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String[]`	`asStringArray()`	Interpret this value as a `StringArray` and return the contents as an appropriate Java type
`int`	`count()`	Obtain the number of entries stored in this value.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Force a proper toString
`byte`	`type()`	Obtain the type identifier for this value

Methods inherited from class com.yahoo.jrt.Value
asData, asDataArray, asDouble, asDoubleArray, asFloat, asFloatArray, asInt16, asInt16Array, asInt32, asInt32Array, asInt64, asInt64Array, asInt8, asInt8Array, asString, asUtf8Array

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - StringArray
```
public StringArray(java.lang.String[] value)
```
    Create from a Java-type value
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value
- Method Detail
  - type
```
public byte type()
```
    Description copied from class: Value
    
    Obtain the type identifier for this value
    
    Specified by:
    
    type in class Value
    
    Returns:
    
    STRING_ARRAY
  - count
```
public int count()
```
    Description copied from class: Value
    
    Obtain the number of entries stored in this value. This is 1 for basic data types and the size of the array for array types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    count in class Value
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of entries stored in this value
  - asStringArray
```
public java.lang.String[] asStringArray()
```
    Description copied from class: Value
    
    Interpret this value as a StringArray and return the contents as an appropriate Java type
    
    Overrides:
    
    asStringArray in class Value
    
    Returns:
    
    the value contained in this object as a Java type
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: Value
    
    Force a proper toString
    
    Specified by:
    
    toString in class Value