org.molgenis.fieldtypes

Class FieldType

java.lang.Object

org.molgenis.fieldtypes.FieldType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BoolField, CompoundField, DateField, DatetimeField, DecimalField, EnumField, IntField, LongField, MrefField, StringField, TextField, XrefField

public abstract class FieldType
extends Object
implements Serializable

Definition of a MOLGENIS field type. For example

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Field	f For xref purposes we sometimes need a handle of the field this type was defined as part of.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FieldType()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Object	convert(Object value)
boolean	equals(Object o)
List<String>	getAllowedOperators()
abstract String	getCppJavaPropertyType()
abstract String	getCppPropertyType() Product the Java type of this field type.
Entity	getEntityByName(String name) Get an entity from the field type (only works if the field type is linked to a Field instance).
abstract MolgenisFieldTypes.FieldTypeEnum	getEnumType()
FieldType	getFieldType(Field f) Get the field type from a field.
abstract String	getFormatString() Get the format string, e.g.
abstract String	getHsqlType() Produce a valid hsql snippet indicating the mysql type.
abstract String	getJavaAssignment(String value) Produce a valid Java snippet to set a value for field.
abstract String	getJavaPropertyDefault() Produce a valid Java snippet to set the default of a field, using the 'getDefault' function of that field.
abstract String	getJavaPropertyType() Product the Java type of this field type.
String	getJavaSetterType()
abstract Class<?>	getJavaType() Produce the Java class corresponding to the value
abstract Long	getMaxLength() Returns the maximum number of characters for this field type or null if not applicable
abstract String	getMysqlType() Produce a valid mysql snippet indicating the mysql type.
abstract String	getOracleType()
abstract Object	getTypedValue(String value)
abstract String	getXsdType() Produce valid XSD type
int	hashCode()
void	setField(Field f)
String	toCsv(List<String> elements) Convert a list of string to comma separated values.
String	toString() The string value of this type, e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

f

protected Field f

For xref purposes we sometimes need a handle of the field this type was defined as part of.

Constructor Detail

FieldType

public FieldType()

Method Detail

getFieldType

public FieldType getFieldType(Field f)
                       throws MolgenisModelException

Get the field type from a field. Equal to field.getType();

Parameters:

f -

Returns:

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getEntityByName

public Entity getEntityByName(String name)

Get an entity from the field type (only works if the field type is linked to a Field instance).

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

getJavaSetterType

public String getJavaSetterType()
                         throws MolgenisModelException

Returns:

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getMaxLength

public abstract Long getMaxLength()

Returns the maximum number of characters for this field type or null if not applicable

Returns:

getJavaPropertyType

public abstract String getJavaPropertyType()
                                    throws MolgenisModelException

Product the Java type of this field type. Default: "String".

Returns:

type in java code

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getCppPropertyType

public abstract String getCppPropertyType()
                                   throws MolgenisModelException

Product the Java type of this field type. Default: "String".

Returns:

type in java code

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getJavaPropertyDefault

public abstract String getJavaPropertyDefault()
                                       throws MolgenisModelException

Produce a valid Java snippet to set the default of a field, using the 'getDefault' function of that field. Default: "\""+f.getDefault()+"\"".

Returns:

default in java code

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getJavaAssignment

public abstract String getJavaAssignment(String value)
                                  throws MolgenisModelException

Produce a valid Java snippet to set a value for field.

Returns:

default in java code

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getJavaType

public abstract Class<?> getJavaType()
                              throws MolgenisModelException

Produce the Java class corresponding to the value

Returns:

Java class

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getMysqlType

public abstract String getMysqlType()
                             throws MolgenisModelException

Produce a valid mysql snippet indicating the mysql type. E.g. "BOOL".

Returns:

mysql type string

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getXsdType

public abstract String getXsdType()
                           throws MolgenisModelException

Produce valid XSD type

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

toCsv

public String toCsv(List<String> elements)

Convert a list of string to comma separated values.

Parameters:

elements -

Returns:

csv

getHsqlType

public abstract String getHsqlType()
                            throws MolgenisModelException

Produce a valid hsql snippet indicating the mysql type. E.g. "BOOL".

Returns:

hsql type string

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

setField

public void setField(Field f)

getFormatString

public abstract String getFormatString()

Get the format string, e.g. '%s'

Returns:

toString

public String toString()

The string value of this type, e.g. 'int' or 'xref'.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getCppJavaPropertyType

public abstract String getCppJavaPropertyType()
                                       throws MolgenisModelException

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getOracleType

public abstract String getOracleType()
                              throws MolgenisModelException

Throws:

MolgenisModelException

getTypedValue

public abstract Object getTypedValue(String value)
                              throws ParseException

Throws:

ParseException

getEnumType

public abstract MolgenisFieldTypes.FieldTypeEnum getEnumType()

getAllowedOperators

public List<String> getAllowedOperators()

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

convert

public abstract Object convert(Object value)