Class Constant

java.lang.Object
org.pentaho.di.trans.step.BaseStep
org.pentaho.di.trans.steps.constant.Constant
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.pentaho.di.core.ExtensionDataInterface, HasLogChannelInterface, org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingObjectInterface, org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LoggingObjectLifecycleInterface, org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace, StepInterface

public class Constant extends BaseStep implements StepInterface
Generates a number of (empty or the same) rows
Since:
4-apr-2003
Author:
Matt
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • buildRow

      public static final org.pentaho.di.core.RowMetaAndData buildRow(ConstantMeta meta, ConstantData data, List<org.pentaho.di.core.CheckResultInterface> remarks)
    • processRow

      public boolean processRow(StepMetaInterface smi, StepDataInterface sdi) throws org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException
      Description copied from interface: StepInterface
      Perform the equivalent of processing one row. Typically this means reading a row from input (getRow()) and passing a row to output (putRow)).
      Specified by:
      processRow in interface StepInterface
      Overrides:
      processRow in class BaseStep
      Parameters:
      smi - The steps metadata to work with
      sdi - The steps temporary working data to work with (database connections, result sets, caches, temporary variables, etc.)
      Returns:
      false if no more rows can be processed or an error occurred.
      Throws:
      org.pentaho.di.core.exception.KettleException
    • init

      public boolean init(StepMetaInterface smi, StepDataInterface sdi)
      Description copied from interface: StepInterface
      Initialize and do work where other steps need to wait for...
      Specified by:
      init in interface StepInterface
      Overrides:
      init in class BaseStep
      Parameters:
      smi - The metadata to work with
      sdi - The data to initialize