Package io.jmix.core.metamodel.datatype

Interface Datatype<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Enumeration<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTemporalDatatype, AdaptiveNumberDatatype, BigDecimalDatatype, BooleanDatatype, ByteArrayDatatype, CharacterDatatype, DateDatatype, DateTimeDatatype, DoubleDatatype, EnumerationImpl, FileRefDatatype, IntegerDatatype, LineStringDatatype, LocalDateDatatype, LocalDateTimeDatatype, LocalTimeDatatype, LongDatatype, OffsetDateTimeDatatype, OffsetTimeDatatype, PointDatatype, PolygonDatatype, StringDatatype, TimeDatatype, UriDatatype, UuidDatatype

public interface Datatype<T>

Represents a data type of an entity property.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	format(Object value)	Converts value to String.
String	format(Object value, Locale locale)	Converts value to String taking into account local formats.
default String	getId()	Unique ID of the Datatype used for registration
default Class	getJavaClass()	Java class representing this Datatype
T	parse(String value)	Parses value from String
T	parse(String value, Locale locale)	Parses value from String taking into account local formats

Method Details

format

String format(@Nullable
 Object value)

Converts value to String. Returns an empty string for null value.

format

String format(@Nullable
 Object value,
 Locale locale)

Converts value to String taking into account local formats. Returns an empty string for null value.

parse

@Nullable
T parse(@Nullable
 String value)
 throws ParseException

Parses value from String

Throws:

ParseException

parse

@Nullable
T parse(@Nullable
 String value,
 Locale locale)
 throws ParseException

Parses value from String taking into account local formats

Throws:

ParseException

getId

default String getId()

Unique ID of the Datatype used for registration

getJavaClass

default Class getJavaClass()

Java class representing this Datatype