Package org.refcodes.tabular

Class StringsColumn

java.lang.Object

org.refcodes.tabular.AbstractColumn<String[]>

org.refcodes.tabular.StringsColumn

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor<String[]>, org.refcodes.mixin.TypeAccessor<String[]>, Column<String[]>

public class StringsColumn
extends AbstractColumn<String[]>
implements Cloneable

Implementation of the Column interface for working with String arrays, being Cloneable.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor.KeyBuilder<K extends Object,B extends org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor.KeyBuilder<K,B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor.KeyMutator<K extends Object>, org.refcodes.mixin.KeyAccessor.KeyProperty<K extends Object>

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.TypeAccessor

org.refcodes.mixin.TypeAccessor.TypeMutator<T extends Object>, org.refcodes.mixin.TypeAccessor.TypeProperty<T extends Object>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
StringsColumn(String aKey)	Creates a StringsColumn managing String array instances.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()
String[]	fromStorageStrings(String[] aStringValues)	A Column implementation can provide its own text exchange format for the given objects.
String[]	toStorageStrings(String[] aValue)	A Column implementation can provide its own text exchange format for the given objects.

Methods inherited from class org.refcodes.tabular.AbstractColumn

contains, fromStorageString, get, getKey, getType, remove, toPrintable, toStorageString

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.tabular.Column

getValue, toStorageString_

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringsColumn

public StringsColumn(String aKey)

Creates a StringsColumn managing String array instances.

Parameters:

aKey - The key for the StringsColumn.

Method Detail

toStorageStrings

public String[] toStorageStrings(String[] aValue)

A Column implementation can provide its own text exchange format for the given objects. This method enables the Column to convert a value of the given type to a String array and via Column.fromStorageStrings(String[]) back to the value (bijective). This method supports data sinks (such as Amazon's SimpleDb) which provide dedicated support for multiple values in a row's entry: In case T is an array type, then the storage String representations of the elements in that array may be placed in dedicated entries of the returned String array. In case T is not an array type then the returned String array may contain just one value. In case data sinks (such as relational databases) are to be addressed which allow only a single value in a row's entry, then the method Column.toStorageString(Object) may be used instead.

Specified by:

toStorageStrings in interface Column<String[]>

Parameters:

aValue - the element to be converted to a String array.

Returns:

The String array representation of the value.

fromStorageStrings

public String[] fromStorageStrings(String[] aStringValues)
                            throws ParseException

A Column implementation can provide its own text exchange format for the given objects. This method enables the Column to convert a String array value to a value of the given type and via Column.toStorageStrings(Object) back to the String array (bijective). This method supports data sinks (such as Amazon's SimpleDb) which provide dedicated support for multiple values in a row's entry: In case T is an array type, then the storage String representations of the elements in that array may be placed in dedicated entries of the provided String array. In case T is not an array type then the passed String array may contain just one value. In case data sinks (such as relational databases) are to be addressed which allow only a single value in a row's entry, then the method Column.fromStorageString(String) may be used instead.

Specified by:

fromStorageStrings in interface Column<String[]>

Parameters:

aStringValues - The value to be converted to a type instance.

Returns:

The type representation of the value.

Throws:

ParseException - in case parsing the String was not possible

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class AbstractColumn<String[]>

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException