org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value
Class PathValue

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.BaseNonStreamValue
      org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.PathValue

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, javax.jcr.Value, StatefulValue

public class PathValue
extends BaseNonStreamValue
implements java.io.Serializable, StatefulValue

The PathValue class implements the committed value state for Path values as a part of the State design pattern (Gof) used by this package.

Since:

0.16.4.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

PathValue(java.lang.String value) Creates an instance for the given path value.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getString() Returns the string representation of the path value.
int	getType() Returns PropertyType.PATH.
protected static java.lang.String	toPath(java.lang.String value) Checks whether the string value adheres to the path syntax.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.jackrabbit.rmi.value.BaseNonStreamValue

getBoolean, getDate, getDouble, getLong, getStream, getValueFormatException

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface javax.jcr.Value

getBoolean, getDate, getDouble, getLong, getStream

Constructor Detail

PathValue

protected PathValue(java.lang.String value)
             throws javax.jcr.ValueFormatException

Creates an instance for the given path value.

Throws:

javax.jcr.ValueFormatException

Method Detail

toPath

protected static java.lang.String toPath(java.lang.String value)
                                  throws javax.jcr.ValueFormatException

Checks whether the string value adheres to the path syntax.

Parameters:

value - The string to check for synthactical compliance with a path value.

Returns:

The input value.

Throws:

javax.jcr.ValueFormatException - if the string value is not a synthactically correct path.

getType

public int getType()

Returns PropertyType.PATH.

Specified by:

getType in interface javax.jcr.Value

getString

public java.lang.String getString()
                           throws javax.jcr.ValueFormatException,
                                  javax.jcr.RepositoryException

Returns the string representation of the path value.

Specified by:

getString in interface javax.jcr.Value

Throws:

javax.jcr.ValueFormatException

javax.jcr.RepositoryException