org.pepsoft.util

Class StringAttributeKey

java.lang.Object

org.pepsoft.util.AttributeKey<String>

org.pepsoft.util.StringAttributeKey

public final class StringAttributeKey
extends AttributeKey<String>

An implementation of AttributeKey for String-typed values.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.pepsoft.util.AttributeKey

defaultValue, key

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringAttributeKey(String key)
StringAttributeKey(String key, String defaultValue)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString(String value) Convert an instance of T to a string.
String	toValue(String str) Convert a string representation of T to its native type.

Methods inherited from class org.pepsoft.util.AttributeKey

equals, get, getFromString, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringAttributeKey

public StringAttributeKey(String key)

StringAttributeKey

public StringAttributeKey(String key,
                          String defaultValue)

Method Detail

toString

public String toString(String value)

Description copied from class: AttributeKey

Convert an instance of T to a string.

Overrides:

toString in class AttributeKey<String>

Parameters:

value - The value to convert. Will never be null.

Returns:

A string representation of the value.

toValue

public String toValue(String str)

Description copied from class: AttributeKey

Convert a string representation of T to its native type.

This implementation always throws an UnsupportedOperationException. Subclasses should override this method to implement it.

Overrides:

toValue in class AttributeKey<String>

Parameters:

str - The string representation to convert. Will never be null.

Returns:

A corresponding instance of T.