Package app.babylon.table.column

Interface Column.Type

Enclosing interface:
Column
public static interface Column.Type
Describes the runtime value type stored by a column.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    TypeParser<?>
    getParser()
    Returns the parser associated with this logical type.
    Class<?>
    getValueClass()
    Returns the Java class represented by this column type.
    Optional<TypeWriter<?>>
    getWriter()
    Returns the optional writer associated with this logical type.
    default boolean
    isPrimitive()
    Indicates whether the represented value class is a primitive Java type.
    static Column.Type
    of(Class<?> valueClass, TypeParser<?> parser)
    Creates a column type descriptor from its runtime value class and parser.
    static Column.Type
    of(Class<?> valueClass, TypeParser<?> parser, TypeWriter<?> writer)
    Creates a column type descriptor from its runtime value class, parser, and optional default writer.

  • Method Details

    • of

      static Column.Type of(Class<?> valueClass, TypeParser<?> parser)
      Creates a column type descriptor from its runtime value class and parser.
      Parameters:
      valueClass - the Java class represented by the column type
      parser - the parser associated with this type
      Returns:
      the created column type descriptor

    • of

      static Column.Type of(Class<?> valueClass, TypeParser<?> parser, TypeWriter<?> writer)
      Creates a column type descriptor from its runtime value class, parser, and optional default writer.
      Parameters:
      valueClass - the Java class represented by the column type
      parser - the parser associated with this type
      writer - the optional writer associated with this type
      Returns:
      the created column type descriptor

    • getValueClass

      Class<?> getValueClass()
      Returns the Java class represented by this column type.
      Returns:
      the runtime value class

    • getParser

      TypeParser<?> getParser()
      Returns the parser associated with this logical type.
      Returns:
      the type parser

    • getWriter

      Optional<TypeWriter<?>> getWriter()
      Returns the optional writer associated with this logical type.
      Returns:
      the optional type writer

    • isPrimitive

      default boolean isPrimitive()
      Indicates whether the represented value class is a primitive Java type.
      Returns:
      true when the underlying value class is primitive