Class BasicTypeConverter.ValuePointer

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable, Pointer
    Enclosing class:
    BasicTypeConverter

    static final class BasicTypeConverter.ValuePointer
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Pointer
    Value pointer
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      private java.lang.Object bean  
      private static long serialVersionUID  
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      ValuePointer​(java.lang.Object object)
      Create a new ValuePointer.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String asPath()
      Returns a string that is a proper "canonical" XPath that corresponds to this pointer.
      java.lang.Object clone()
      Pointers are cloneable.
      int compareTo​(java.lang.Object object)  
      java.lang.Object getNode()
      Returns the raw value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents.
      java.lang.Object getRootNode()
      Returns the node this pointer is based on.
      java.lang.Object getValue()
      Returns the value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents.
      void setValue​(java.lang.Object value)
      Modifies the value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • bean

        private java.lang.Object bean
    • Constructor Detail

      • ValuePointer

        public ValuePointer​(java.lang.Object object)
        Create a new ValuePointer.
        Parameters:
        object - value
    • Method Detail

      • getValue

        public java.lang.Object getValue()
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Returns the value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents. May convert the value to one of the canonical InfoSet types: String, Number, Boolean, Set. For example, in the case of an XML element, getValue() will return the text contained by the element rather than the element itself.
        Specified by:
        getValue in interface Pointer
        Returns:
        Object value
      • getNode

        public java.lang.Object getNode()
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Returns the raw value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents. Never converts the object to a canonical type: returns it as is. For example, for an XML element, getNode() will return the element itself rather than the text it contains.
        Specified by:
        getNode in interface Pointer
        Returns:
        Object node
      • getRootNode

        public java.lang.Object getRootNode()
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Returns the node this pointer is based on.
        Specified by:
        getRootNode in interface Pointer
        Returns:
        Object
      • setValue

        public void setValue​(java.lang.Object value)
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Modifies the value of the object, property or collection element this pointer represents.
        Specified by:
        setValue in interface Pointer
        Parameters:
        value - value to set
      • clone

        public java.lang.Object clone()
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Pointers are cloneable.
        Specified by:
        clone in interface Pointer
        Overrides:
        clone in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        cloned Object
      • compareTo

        public int compareTo​(java.lang.Object object)
        Specified by:
        compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable
      • asPath

        public java.lang.String asPath()
        Description copied from interface: Pointer
        Returns a string that is a proper "canonical" XPath that corresponds to this pointer. Consider this example:

        Pointer ptr = ctx.getPointer("//employees[firstName = 'John']")

        The value of ptr.asPath() will look something like "/departments[2]/employees[3]", so, basically, it represents the concrete location(s) of the result of a search performed by JXPath. If an object in the pointer's path is a Dynamic Property object (like a Map), the asPath method generates an XPath that looks like this: " /departments[@name = 'HR']/employees[3]".

        Specified by:
        asPath in interface Pointer
        Returns:
        String path