org.springframework.expression

Class TypedValue

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.expression.TypedValue

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanTypedValue

public class TypedValue
extends Object

Encapsulates an object and a type descriptor that describes it. The type descriptor can hold generic information that would not be accessible through a simple getClass() call on the object.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Andy Clement, Juergen Hoeller

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static TypedValue	NULL

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypedValue(Object value) Create a TypedValue for a simple object.
TypedValue(Object value, org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor) Create a TypedValue for a particular value with a particular type descriptor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor	getTypeDescriptor()
Object	getValue()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NULL

public static final TypedValue NULL

Constructor Detail

TypedValue

public TypedValue(Object value)

Create a TypedValue for a simple object. The type descriptor is inferred from the object, so no generic information is preserved.

Parameters:

value - the object value

TypedValue

public TypedValue(Object value,
                  org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor)

Create a TypedValue for a particular value with a particular type descriptor.

Parameters:

value - the object value

typeDescriptor - a type descriptor describing the type of the value

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue()

getTypeDescriptor

public org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptor()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object