com.edustructures.sifworks
Class SIFTypeConverter<T>

java.lang.Object
  com.edustructures.sifworks.SIFTypeConverter<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The datatype that the SIFSimpleType wraps, such as Integer, Calendar, String, etc.

public abstract class SIFTypeConverter<T>
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

SIFTypeConverter()

Method Summary

abstract SIFDataType	getDataType()
abstract SIFSimpleType<T>	getSIFSimpleType(java.lang.Object nativeType) Returns a SIFSimpleType that wraps the specified native value
abstract int	getSQLType() Returns a value from the java.sql.types class
abstract SIFSimpleType<T>	parse(SIFFormatter formatter, java.lang.String xmlValue) Parses the given XML string value to into a SIFSimpleType instance
SimpleField	parseField(SIFElement parent, ElementDef id, SIFFormatter formatter, java.lang.String xmlValue) Parses the XML String value and returns the proper SimpleField subclass to hold the element value
abstract java.lang.String	toString(SIFFormatter formatter, SIFSimpleType<T> value) Converts the given SIFSimpleType instance to an XML string value

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SIFTypeConverter

public SIFTypeConverter()

Method Detail

parse

public abstract SIFSimpleType<T> parse(SIFFormatter formatter,
                                       java.lang.String xmlValue)
                                throws ADKParsingException

Parses the given XML string value to into a SIFSimpleType instance

Parameters:

formatter - The formatter to use for the specific version of SIF being parsed

xmlValue - The XML string value

Returns:

A SIFSimpleType instance

Throws:

ADKParsingException

getSIFSimpleType

public abstract SIFSimpleType<T> getSIFSimpleType(java.lang.Object nativeType)

Returns a SIFSimpleType that wraps the specified native value

Parameters:

nativeType - The native Java type for this datatype, such as a String or Calendar. If null is passed in, a SIFSimpleType with a null value is returned.

Returns:

The appropriate SIFSimpleType for this datatype

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString(SIFFormatter formatter,
                                          SIFSimpleType<T> value)

Converts the given SIFSimpleType instance to an XML string value

Parameters:

formatter - The formatter to use for the specific version of SIF being written to

value - a SIFSimpleType instance

Returns:

a String representing the XML payload used for this version of SIF. All types are nullable in SIF, so the resulting value could be null

getDataType

public abstract SIFDataType getDataType()

Returns:

A value from the SIFDataType enum

getSQLType

public abstract int getSQLType()

Returns a value from the java.sql.types class

Returns:

A value from the java.sql.types class

See Also:

Types

parseField

public SimpleField parseField(SIFElement parent,
                              ElementDef id,
                              SIFFormatter formatter,
                              java.lang.String xmlValue)
                       throws ADKParsingException

Parses the XML String value and returns the proper SimpleField subclass to hold the element value

Parameters:

parent - The parent SIFElement of the field

id - The metadata definition of the field

formatter - the formatter to use for the specific version of SIF in use

xmlValue - a String representing the XML payload used for this version of SIF

Returns:

a SimpleField initialized with the proper value

Throws:

ADKParsingException