com.github.fge.uritemplate.vars.values

Class VariableValue

java.lang.Object

com.github.fge.uritemplate.vars.values.VariableValue

Direct Known Subclasses:

ListValue, MapValue, ScalarValue

public abstract class VariableValue
extends Object

Abstract class for one variable value

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected static MessageBundle	BUNDLE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	VariableValue(ValueType type)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<String>	getListValue() Get a list for this value
Map<String,String>	getMapValue() Get a map for this value
String	getScalarValue() Get a simple string for this value
ValueType	getType() Get the type for this value
abstract boolean	isEmpty() Tell whether this value is empty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

BUNDLE

protected static final MessageBundle BUNDLE

Constructor Detail

VariableValue

protected VariableValue(ValueType type)

Method Detail

getType

public final ValueType getType()

Get the type for this value

Returns:

the value type

getScalarValue

public String getScalarValue()

Get a simple string for this value

Only valid for string values

Returns:

the string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - value is not a string value

getListValue

public List<String> getListValue()

Get a list for this value

Only valid for list values

Returns:

the list

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - value is not a list value

getMapValue

public Map<String,String> getMapValue()

Get a map for this value

Only valid for map values

Returns:

the map

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - value is not a map value

isEmpty

public abstract boolean isEmpty()

Tell whether this value is empty

For strings, this tells whether the string itself is empty. For lists and maps, this tells whether the list or map have no elements/entries.

Returns:

true if the value is empty