org.apache.jackrabbit.value
Class StringValue

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.value.BaseValue
      org.apache.jackrabbit.value.StringValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

Value

public class StringValue

extends BaseValue

A StringValue provides an implementation of the Value interface representing a string value.

Field Summary

static int

TYPE

Fields inherited from class org.apache.jackrabbit.value.BaseValue

DEFAULT_ENCODING, stream, type

Constructor Summary

StringValue(String text)
Constructs a StringValue object representing a string.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(Object obj) Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
protected String	getInternalString() Returns the internal string representation of this value without modifying the value state.
int	hashCode() Returns zero to satisfy the Object equals/hashCode contract.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jackrabbit.value.BaseValue

getBoolean, getDate, getDouble, getLong, getStream, getString, getType, setStreamConsumed, setValueConsumed

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

TYPE

public static final int TYPE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

StringValue

public StringValue(String text)

Constructs a StringValue object representing a string.

Parameters:

text - the string this StringValue should represent

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

The result is true if and only if the argument is not null and is a StringValue object that represents the same value as this object.

Parameters:

obj - the reference object with which to compare.

Returns:

true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns zero to satisfy the Object equals/hashCode contract. This class is mutable and not meant to be used as a hash key.

Returns:

always zero

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

getInternalString

protected String getInternalString()
                            throws ValueFormatException

Returns the internal string representation of this value without modifying the value state.

Specified by:

getInternalString in class BaseValue

Returns:

the internal string representation

Throws:

ValueFormatException - if the value can not be represented as a String or if the value is null.