org.openanzo.glitter.rdf.datatype
Interface ITypeMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeMaps.TMBase64Binary, TypeMaps.TMBoolean, TypeMaps.TMByte, TypeMaps.TMDate, TypeMaps.TMDateTime, TypeMaps.TMDecimal, TypeMaps.TMDouble, TypeMaps.TMFloat, TypeMaps.TMHexBinary, TypeMaps.TMInt, TypeMaps.TMInteger, TypeMaps.TMLong, TypeMaps.TMShort, TypeMaps.TMString, TypeMaps.TMTime, TypeMaps.TMUnsignedByte, TypeMaps.TMUnsignedInt, TypeMaps.TMUnsignedShort

public interface ITypeMap

Represents a map between an XML Schema type and a Java type.

Author:

lee

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<?>	getJavaClass() Get the Java type for this map.
java.lang.String	getLexicalValue(java.lang.Object obj) Transform from a native value to a lexical form of the value.
java.lang.Object	getNativeObject(java.lang.String value) Transform from the lexical form of a value into a native Java object.
java.net.URI	getXSDatatype() Get The XML Schema type for this map.

Method Detail

getJavaClass

java.lang.Class<?> getJavaClass()

Get the Java type for this map.

Returns:

The Java type for this map.

getXSDatatype

java.net.URI getXSDatatype()

Get The XML Schema type for this map.

Returns:

The XML Schema type for this map.

getNativeObject

java.lang.Object getNativeObject(java.lang.String value)

Transform from the lexical form of a value into a native Java object.

Parameters:

value - lexical value to convert

Returns:

a native Java object for the lexical form of a value.

getLexicalValue

java.lang.String getLexicalValue(java.lang.Object obj)

Transform from a native value to a lexical form of the value.

Parameters:

obj - native value to convert

Returns:

the lexical form of a native value