org.oddjob.values.types
Class ValueType

java.lang.Object
  org.oddjob.values.types.ValueType

public class ValueType

extends java.lang.Object

Description:

A simple value, the most common type.

A value can be:

• Any simple type, either text or a number or boolean.
• A URL or file name.
• It can also be a reference to any other type somewhere else. i.e. value can contain a ${someid.anyvalue} reference.
• Used as an input to jobs like CopyJob.

Large amounts of text can also be declared inline if required.

Example:

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars">
     <value name="fruit" value="apple"/>
   </variables>
   <echo text="${vars.fruit}"/>
 </sequential>
 

,

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars2">
     <value name="more" value="${vars.fruit}"/>
   </variables>
   <echo text="${vars2.more}"/>
 </sequential>
 

,

 <sequential>
   <variables id="vars">
     <value name="essay">
 What a lot of text I'm now going to write...
     </value>
   </variables>
   <copy input="${vars.essay}" to="essay.txt"/>
 </sequential>
 

Author:

Rob Gordon.

Constructor Summary

ValueType()

Method Summary

void	addText(java.lang.String text)
void	setValue(java.lang.Object value)
java.lang.String	toString()
java.lang.Object	valueFor(java.lang.Class required) Resolve the value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValueType

public ValueType()

Method Detail

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object value)

valueFor

public java.lang.Object valueFor(java.lang.Class required)

Resolve the value.

Parameters:

required - The required class.

Returns:

The value. Could be null.

addText

public void addText(java.lang.String text)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()