Package org.eclipse.persistence.sdo.helper

Class SDODataHelper

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.persistence.sdo.helper.SDODataHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

public class SDODataHelper
extends java.lang.Object
implements commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Purpose: A helper class for performing data conversions.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

INSTANCE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SDODataHelper()
SDODataHelper(commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext aContext)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.Object	convert(commonj.sdo.Property property, java.lang.Object value)	Convert the specified value to an instance of the specified property's type.
java.lang.Object	convert(commonj.sdo.Type type, java.lang.Object value)	Convert the specified value to an instance of the specified type.
java.lang.Object	convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value, commonj.sdo.Type sdoType)	Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.
java.lang.Object	convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value, commonj.sdo.Type sdoType, javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)	Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.
java.lang.Object	convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value, java.lang.Class convertClass)	Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.
java.lang.Object	convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value, java.lang.Class convertClass, javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)	Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.
java.lang.String	convertToStringValue(java.lang.Object value, commonj.sdo.Type sdoType)	Convert to a String value based to the SDO type.
java.lang.Object	convertValue(java.lang.Object value, java.lang.Class convertClass, javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)	Convert a value based to the appropriate type.
java.lang.Object	convertValueToClass(commonj.sdo.Property prop, java.lang.Object valueToConvert, java.lang.Class convertToClass)	INTERNAL:
commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext	getHelperContext()	INTERNAL:
void	setHelperContext(commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext helperContext)	INTERNAL:
void	setTimeZone(java.util.TimeZone timeZone)	The specified TimeZone will be used for all String to Date object conversions.
void	setTimeZoneQualified(boolean timeZoneQualified)	By setting this flag to true the marshalled date objects marshalled to the XML schema types time and dateTime will be qualified by a time zone.
java.util.Calendar	toCalendar(java.lang.String dateString)	Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the default locale.
java.util.Calendar	toCalendar(java.lang.String dateString, java.util.Locale locale)	Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the specified locale, or the default locale if the locale is null.
java.util.Date	toDate(java.lang.String dateString)	Convert from a String representation of the Date type to a Date.
java.lang.String	toDateTime(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.
java.lang.String	toDateTime(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.
java.lang.String	toDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Day type.
java.lang.String	toDay(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Day type.
java.lang.String	toDuration(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.
java.lang.String	toDuration(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.
java.lang.String	toMonth(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Month type.
java.lang.String	toMonth(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Month type.
java.lang.String	toMonthDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.
java.lang.String	toMonthDay(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.
java.lang.String	toTime(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.
java.lang.String	toTime(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Time type.
java.lang.String	toYear(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.
java.lang.String	toYear(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Year type.
java.lang.String	toYearMonth(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.
java.lang.String	toYearMonth(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonth type.
java.lang.String	toYearMonthDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)	Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.
java.lang.String	toYearMonthDay(java.util.Date date)	Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SDODataHelper

public SDODataHelper()

SDODataHelper

public SDODataHelper(commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext aContext)

Method Detail

setTimeZone

public void setTimeZone(java.util.TimeZone timeZone)

The specified TimeZone will be used for all String to Date object conversions. By default the GMT time zone is used.

setTimeZoneQualified

public void setTimeZoneQualified(boolean timeZoneQualified)

By setting this flag to true the marshalled date objects marshalled to the XML schema types time and dateTime will be qualified by a time zone. By default time information is not time zone qualified.

toCalendar

public java.util.Calendar toCalendar(java.lang.String dateString)

Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the default locale. Same as toCalendar(dateString, null).

Specified by:

toCalendar in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

dateString - the String representation of an SDO date type

Returns:

a Calendar representation of an SDO date type.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - for invalid formats.

toCalendar

public java.util.Calendar toCalendar(java.lang.String dateString,
                                     java.util.Locale locale)

Convert from a String representation of an SDO date type to a Calendar using the specified locale, or the default locale if the locale is null.

Specified by:

toCalendar in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

dateString - the String representation of an SDO date type

locale - the locale or null for default locale.

Returns:

a Calendar representation of an SDO date type.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - for invalid formats.

toDate

public java.util.Date toDate(java.lang.String dateString)

Convert from a String representation of the Date type to a Date.

Specified by:

toDate in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

dateString - a String representation of the Date type

Returns:

a Date from a String representation of the Date type.

toDateTime

public java.lang.String toDateTime(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.

Specified by:

toDateTime in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the DateTime type.

toDateTime

public java.lang.String toDateTime(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.

Specified by:

toDateTime in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the DateTime type.

toDay

public java.lang.String toDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Day type.

Specified by:

toDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the Day type.

toDay

public java.lang.String toDay(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Day type.

Specified by:

toDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the Day type.

toDuration

public java.lang.String toDuration(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.

Specified by:

toDuration in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the Duration type.

toDuration

public java.lang.String toDuration(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.

Specified by:

toDuration in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the Duration type.

toMonth

public java.lang.String toMonth(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Month type.

Specified by:

toMonth in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the Month type.

toMonth

public java.lang.String toMonth(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Month type.

Specified by:

toMonth in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the Month type.

toMonthDay

public java.lang.String toMonthDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.

Specified by:

toMonthDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the MonthDay type.

toMonthDay

public java.lang.String toMonthDay(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.

Specified by:

toMonthDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date to convert

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the MonthDay type.

toTime

public java.lang.String toTime(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.

Specified by:

toTime in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the Time type.

toTime

public java.lang.String toTime(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Time type.

Specified by:

toTime in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the Time type.

toYear

public java.lang.String toYear(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.

Specified by:

toYear in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the Year type.

toYear

public java.lang.String toYear(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the Year type.

Specified by:

toYear in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the Year type.

toYearMonth

public java.lang.String toYearMonth(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonth type.

Specified by:

toYearMonth in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the YearMonth type.

toYearMonthDay

public java.lang.String toYearMonthDay(java.util.Date date)

Convert from a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.

Specified by:

toYearMonthDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

date - the date

Returns:

a Date to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.

toYearMonth

public java.lang.String toYearMonth(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.

Specified by:

toYearMonth in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonth type.

toYearMonthDay

public java.lang.String toYearMonthDay(java.util.Calendar calendar)

Convert from a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.

Specified by:

toYearMonthDay in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

calendar - the calendar to convert

Returns:

a Calendar to a String representation of the YearMonthDay type.

convertValue

public java.lang.Object convertValue(java.lang.Object value,
                                     java.lang.Class convertClass,
                                     javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)

Convert a value based to the appropriate type.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

convertClass - The class to convert the value to.

schemaType - The schema type if available.

Returns:

the original value converted based on the convertClass parameter.

convertFromStringValue

public java.lang.Object convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value,
                                               java.lang.Class convertClass)

Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.

Parameters:

value - The String value to convert.

convertClass - The class to convert the value to.

Returns:

the original value converted based on the convertClass parameter.

convertFromStringValue

public java.lang.Object convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value,
                                               commonj.sdo.Type sdoType)

Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.

Parameters:

value - The String value to convert.

sdoType - The SDO type of the value to convert the value to.

Returns:

the original value converted based on the SDO type.

convertFromStringValue

public java.lang.Object convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value,
                                               commonj.sdo.Type sdoType,
                                               javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)

Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.

Parameters:

value - The String value to convert.

sdoType - The SDO type of the value to convert the value to.

schemaType - The schema type if available.

Returns:

the original value converted based on the convertClass parameter.

convertFromStringValue

public java.lang.Object convertFromStringValue(java.lang.String value,
                                               java.lang.Class convertClass,
                                               javax.xml.namespace.QName schemaType)

Convert a String value based to the appropriate type.

Parameters:

value - The String value to convert.

convertClass - The class to convert the value to.

schemaType - The schema type if available.

Returns:

the original value converted based on the convertClass parameter.

convertToStringValue

public java.lang.String convertToStringValue(java.lang.Object value,
                                             commonj.sdo.Type sdoType)

Convert to a String value based to the SDO type.

Parameters:

value - The value to convert.

sdoType - the SDO type

Returns:

the original value converted to a String based on the SDO type specified.

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(commonj.sdo.Type type,
                                java.lang.Object value)

Convert the specified value to an instance of the specified type. Supported conversions are listed in Section 14 of the SDO specification.

Specified by:

convert in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

type - the target data type.

value - the value to convert

Returns:

a value of the specified type's instance class

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the value could not be converted

See Also:

convert(Property, Object)

convert

public java.lang.Object convert(commonj.sdo.Property property,
                                java.lang.Object value)

Convert the specified value to an instance of the specified property's type. The specified value must be a List if the property is many valued. In this case, all the values in the List are converted.

Specified by:

convert in interface commonj.sdo.helper.DataHelper

Parameters:

property - the target data type property.

value - the value or List of values to convert

Returns:

a converted value or list of converted values

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the value could not be converted

See Also:

convert(Type, Object)

convertValueToClass

public java.lang.Object convertValueToClass(commonj.sdo.Property prop,
                                            java.lang.Object valueToConvert,
                                            java.lang.Class convertToClass)

INTERNAL:

getHelperContext

public commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext getHelperContext()

INTERNAL:

setHelperContext

public void setHelperContext(commonj.sdo.helper.HelperContext helperContext)

INTERNAL: