com.novell.admin.ns

Class StringValue

java.lang.Object

com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

com.novell.admin.ns.Value

com.novell.admin.ns.StringValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public final class StringValue
extends Value

Storage class for all syntaxes that use string types.

This class is immutable.

See Also:

BooleanValue, HexValue, LongValue, StreamValue, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StringValue(Syntax syntax, java.lang.String str) Constructor that uses a String object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	getObjectValue() Returns the value as an Object of instance String.
java.lang.String	getValue() Returns the value as a String.
boolean	isLegalString(java.lang.String str) Determines if a String contains only characters supported by the associated syntax.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.Value

clone

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ValueComponent

compareTo, equals, getSyntax, isWithinBounds, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringValue

public StringValue(Syntax syntax,
                   java.lang.String str)

Constructor that uses a String object.

This constructor should be called only by a syntax strategy for data types that store data as strings.

Parameters:

syntax - Associated syntax for this String value.

The strategy associated with the syntax must extend StringStrategy, or an internal error will be thrown.

str - The String object.

See Also:

StringStrategy

Method Detail

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Returns the value as a String.

Returns:

The value as String object.

getObjectValue

public java.lang.Object getObjectValue()

Returns the value as an Object of instance String.

Specified by:

getObjectValue in class Value

Returns:

The value as an Object of instance String.

isLegalString

public boolean isLegalString(java.lang.String str)

Determines if a String contains only characters supported by the associated syntax.

Parameters:

str - The String being checked.

Returns:

True if the String is valid for this syntax, otherwise false.