Package com.storedobject.chart

Enum Class DataType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DataType>

com.storedobject.chart.DataType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DataType>, Constable

public enum DataType
extends Enum<DataType>

Type of data that can be used by charts.

Author:

Syam

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
CATEGORY	Category values.
DATE	Date values.
LOGARITHMIC	Logarithmic values.
NUMBER	Numeric values.
OBJECT	Object values - used by specialized charts.
TIME	Time values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	encode(Object value)	Encode the given value as per the data type for creating the JSON part.
final Class<?>	getType()	Get the type.
static DataType	guessType(Object value)	Guess the data type for a given value.
String	toString()
static DataType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static DataType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

NUMBER

public static final DataType NUMBER

Numeric values.

CATEGORY

public static final DataType CATEGORY

Category values.

DATE

public static final DataType DATE

Date values.

TIME

public static final DataType TIME

Time values.

LOGARITHMIC

public static final DataType LOGARITHMIC

Logarithmic values.

OBJECT

public static final DataType OBJECT

Object values - used by specialized charts.

Method Details

values

public static DataType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static DataType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getType

public final Class<?> getType()

Get the type.

Returns:

Type.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<DataType>

encode

public String encode(Object value)

Encode the given value as per the data type for creating the JSON part.

Parameters:

value - Value.

Returns:

Encoded value.

guessType

public static DataType guessType(Object value)

Guess the data type for a given value.

Parameters:

value - Value.

Returns:

Data type.