com.vividsolutions.jump.feature

Class AttributeType

java.lang.Object

com.vividsolutions.jump.feature.AttributeType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class AttributeType
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

Whether an attribute on a feature is a string, geometry, integer, etc.

See Also:

FeatureSchema, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static AttributeType	DATE For dates
static AttributeType	DOUBLE For double-precision values (64-bit)
static AttributeType	GEOMETRY For spatial data
static AttributeType	INTEGER For long values (64-bit)
static AttributeType	OBJECT Experimental
static AttributeType	STRING For strings

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.util.Collection	allTypes() Returns all instances of AttributeType.
static AttributeType	toAttributeType(java.lang.Class javaClass) Returns the AttributeType of attributes that are instances of the given class, or null if it is not associated with any AttributeType.
static AttributeType	toAttributeType(java.lang.String name) Converts a type name to an AttributeType.
java.lang.Class	toJavaClass() Returns the Java class of attributes that are said to be of this AttributeType.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

STRING

public static final AttributeType STRING

For strings

GEOMETRY

public static final AttributeType GEOMETRY

For spatial data

INTEGER

public static final AttributeType INTEGER

For long values (64-bit)

DATE

public static final AttributeType DATE

For dates

See Also:

Date

DOUBLE

public static final AttributeType DOUBLE

For double-precision values (64-bit)

OBJECT

public static final AttributeType OBJECT

Experimental

Method Detail

allTypes

public static java.util.Collection allTypes()

Returns all instances of AttributeType.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

toAttributeType

public static final AttributeType toAttributeType(java.lang.String name)

Converts a type name to an AttributeType.

Parameters:

name - the name of the AttributeType to retrieve

Returns:

the corresponding AttributeType

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the type name is unrecognized

toJavaClass

public java.lang.Class toJavaClass()

Returns the Java class of attributes that are said to be of this AttributeType.

toAttributeType

public static AttributeType toAttributeType(java.lang.Class javaClass)

Returns the AttributeType of attributes that are instances of the given class, or null if it is not associated with any AttributeType.