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/*
* Copyright 2009 Day Management AG, Switzerland. All rights reserved.
*/
package javax.jcr;
/**
* The property types supported by the JCR standard.
*
* This interface defines following property types:
STRING
* BINARY LONG DOUBLE
* DECIMAL DATE BOOLEAN
* NAME PATH REFERENCE
* WEAKREFERENCE URI
.
*/
public final class PropertyType {
/*
* The supported property types.
*/
/**
* The STRING property type is used to store strings. It has
* the same characteristics as the Java String class.
*/
public static final int STRING = 1;
/**
* BINARY properties are used to store binary data.
*/
public static final int BINARY = 2;
/**
* The LONG property type is used to store integers. It has the
* same characteristics as the Java primitive type long.
*/
public static final int LONG = 3;
/**
* The DOUBLE property type is used to store floating point
* numbers. It has the same characteristics as the Java primitive type
* double.
*/
public static final int DOUBLE = 4;
/**
* The DATE property type is used to store time and date
* information.
*/
public static final int DATE = 5;
/**
* The BOOLEAN property type is used to store boolean values.
* It has the same characteristics as the Java primitive type
* boolean.
*/
public static final int BOOLEAN = 6;
/**
* A NAME is a pairing of a namespace and a local name. When
* read, the namespace is mapped to the current prefix.
*/
public static final int NAME = 7;
/**
* A PATH property is an ordered list of path elements. A path
* element is a NAME with an optional index. When read, the
* NAMEs within the path are mapped to their current prefix. A
* path may be absolute or relative.
*/
public static final int PATH = 8;
/**
* A REFERENCE property stores the identifier of a
* referenceable node (one having type mix:referenceable),
* which must exist within the same workspace or session as the
* REFERENCE property. A REFERENCE property
* enforces this referential integrity by preventing the removal of its
* target node.
*/
public static final int REFERENCE = 9;
/**
* A WEAKREFERENCE property stores the identifier of a
* referenceable node (one having type mix:referenceable). A
* WEAKREFERENCE property does not enforce referential
* integrity.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final int WEAKREFERENCE = 10;
/**
* A URI property is identical to STRING property
* except that it only accepts values that conform to the syntax of a
* URI-reference as defined in RFC 3986.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final int URI = 11;
/**
* The DECIMAL property type is used to store precise decimal
* numbers. It has the same characteristics as the Java class
* java.math.BigDecimal.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final int DECIMAL = 12;
/**
* This constant can be used within a property definition (see 4.7.5
* Property Definitions) to specify that the property in question may be
* of any type. However, it cannot be the actual type of any property
* instance. For example, it will never be returned by {@link
* Property#getType} and it cannot be assigned as the type when creating a
* new property.
*/
public static final int UNDEFINED = 0;
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_STRING = "String";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_BINARY = "Binary";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_LONG = "Long";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_DOUBLE = "Double";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_DECIMAL = "Decimal";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_DATE = "Date";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_BOOLEAN = "Boolean";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_NAME = "Name";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_PATH = "Path";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_REFERENCE = "Reference";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_WEAKREFERENCE = "WeakReference";
/**
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*
* @since JCR 2.0
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_URI = "URI";
/*
* String constant for type name as used in serialization.
*/
public static final String TYPENAME_UNDEFINED = "undefined";
/**
* Returns the name of the specified type, as used in
* serialization.
*
* @param type the property type
* @return the name of the specified type
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if type is not a valid
* property type.
*/
public static String nameFromValue(int type) {
switch (type) {
case STRING:
return TYPENAME_STRING;
case BINARY:
return TYPENAME_BINARY;
case BOOLEAN:
return TYPENAME_BOOLEAN;
case LONG:
return TYPENAME_LONG;
case DOUBLE:
return TYPENAME_DOUBLE;
case DECIMAL:
return TYPENAME_DECIMAL;
case DATE:
return TYPENAME_DATE;
case NAME:
return TYPENAME_NAME;
case PATH:
return TYPENAME_PATH;
case REFERENCE:
return TYPENAME_REFERENCE;
case WEAKREFERENCE:
return TYPENAME_WEAKREFERENCE;
case URI:
return TYPENAME_URI;
case UNDEFINED:
return TYPENAME_UNDEFINED;
default:
throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown type: " + type);
}
}
/**
* Returns the numeric constant value of the type with the specified name.
*
* @param name the name of the property type.
* @return the numeric constant value.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if name is not a valid
* property type name.
*/
public static int valueFromName(String name) {
if (name.equals(TYPENAME_STRING)) {
return STRING;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_BINARY)) {
return BINARY;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_BOOLEAN)) {
return BOOLEAN;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_LONG)) {
return LONG;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_DOUBLE)) {
return DOUBLE;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_DECIMAL)) {
return DECIMAL;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_DATE)) {
return DATE;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_NAME)) {
return NAME;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_PATH)) {
return PATH;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_REFERENCE)) {
return REFERENCE;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_WEAKREFERENCE)) {
return WEAKREFERENCE;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_URI)) {
return URI;
} else if (name.equals(TYPENAME_UNDEFINED)) {
return UNDEFINED;
} else {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("unknown type: " + name);
}
}
/**
* Private constructor to prevent instantiation.
*/
private PropertyType() {
}
}