org.drools.core.process.core.datatype
Interface DataType

All Superinterfaces:

Externalizable, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanDataType, EnumDataType, FloatDataType, IntegerDataType, ListDataType, ObjectDataType, StringDataType, UndefinedDataType

public interface DataType
extends Externalizable

Abstract representation of a datatype.

Method Summary

String	getStringType() Returns the corresponding Java type of this datatype
Object	readValue(String value)
boolean	verifyDataType(Object value) Returns true if the given value is a valid value of this data type.
String	writeValue(Object value)

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Externalizable

readExternal, writeExternal

Method Detail

verifyDataType

boolean verifyDataType(Object value)

Returns true if the given value is a valid value of this data type.

writeValue

String writeValue(Object value)

readValue

Object readValue(String value)

getStringType

String getStringType()

Returns the corresponding Java type of this datatype