Class DatatypeHandler

java.lang.Object

org.exolab.castor.xml.schema.util.DatatypeHandler

public class DatatypeHandler
extends Object

A class used for "guessing" the proper datatype of an XML attribute or an XML element with simpleContent.

Version:

$Revision: 6944 $ $Date: 2005-03-07 01:33:49 -0700 (Mon, 07 Mar 2005) $

Author:

Keith Visco

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	BOOLEAN_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema boolean type
static final String	DATE_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema date type
static final String	DATETIME_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema dateTime type
static final String	DOUBLE_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema double type
static final String	FLOAT_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema float type
static final String	INTEGER_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema integer type
static final String	LONG_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema long type
static final String	STRING_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema string type
static final String	TIME_TYPE	The name of the XML Schema time type

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	guessType(String value)	Guesses the datatype for the given value.
protected static String	whichType(String type1, String type2)	Guesses which datatype should be used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

BOOLEAN_TYPE

public static final String BOOLEAN_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema boolean type

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• Constant Field Values

DATE_TYPE

public static final String DATE_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema date type

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• Constant Field Values

DATETIME_TYPE

public static final String DATETIME_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema dateTime type

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• Constant Field Values

DOUBLE_TYPE

public static final String DOUBLE_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema double type

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• Constant Field Values

FLOAT_TYPE

public static final String FLOAT_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema float type

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• Constant Field Values

INTEGER_TYPE

public static final String INTEGER_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema integer type

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• Constant Field Values

LONG_TYPE

public static final String LONG_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema long type

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• Constant Field Values

STRING_TYPE

public static final String STRING_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema string type

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• Constant Field Values

TIME_TYPE

public static final String TIME_TYPE

The name of the XML Schema time type

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

guessType

public static String guessType(String value)

Guesses the datatype for the given value. When the type cannot be determined, it simply defaults to DatatypeHandler.STRING_TYPE.
Note: This may be a slow process.

Parameters:

value - the value to determine the type for

Returns:

the type that the value may be

whichType

protected static String whichType(String type1,
 String type2)

Guesses which datatype should be used.