ValueMetaInterface (PDI Core 8.1.0.0-365 API)

All Superinterfaces:: Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:: ValueMeta, ValueMetaBase, ValueMetaBigNumber, ValueMetaBinary, ValueMetaBoolean, ValueMetaDate, ValueMetaInteger, ValueMetaInternetAddress, ValueMetaNone, ValueMetaNumber, ValueMetaSerializable, ValueMetaString, ValueMetaTimestamp

public interface ValueMetaInterface
extends Cloneable

ValueMetaInterface objects are used to determine the characteristics of the row fields. They are typically obtained from a RowMetaInterface object, which is acquired by a call to getInputRowMeta(). The getType() method returns one of the static constants declared by ValueMetaInterface to indicate the PDI field type. Each field type maps to a corresponding native Java type for the actual value.

PDI Field Type / Java Mapping

PDI data type	Type constant	Java data type	Description
String	TYPE_STRING	java.lang.String	A variable (unlimited) length text encoded in UTF-8 (Unicode)
Integer	TYPE_INTEGER	java.lang.Long	A signed long (64-bit) integer
Number	TYPE_NUMBER	java.lang.Double	A double precision floating point value
Big Number	TYPE_BIGNUMBER	java.math.BigDecimal	An arbitrary (unlimited) precision number
Date	TYPE_DATE	java.util.Date	A date-time value with millisecond precision
Boolean	TYPE_BOOLEAN	java.lang.Boolean	A boolean value (true or false)
Binary	TYPE_BINARY	java.lang.byte[	An array of bytes that contain any type of binary data.

Storage Types

In addition to the data type of a field, the storage type (getStorageType()/setStorageType()) is used to interpret the actual field value in a row array.

Type constant	Actual field data type	Interpretation
STORAGE_TYPE_NORMAL	As listed above	The value in the row array is of the type listed in the data type table above and represents the field's value directly.
STORAGE_TYPE_BINARY_STRING	java.lang.byte[]	The field has been created using the “Lazy conversion” feature. This means it is a non-altered sequence of bytes as read from an external medium (usually a file).
STORAGE_TYPE_INDEXED	java.lang.Integer	The row value is an integer index into a fixed array of possible values. The ValueMetaInterface object maintains the set of possible values in getIndex()/setIndex().

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`DEFAULT_INTEGER_LENGTH` Default integer length for hardcoded metadata integers
`static int`	`SORT_TYPE_ASCENDING` Indicating that the rows are not sorted ascending on this key
`static int`	`SORT_TYPE_DESCENDING` Indicating that the rows are sorted descending on this key
`static int`	`SORT_TYPE_NOT_SORTED` Indicating that the rows are not sorted on this key
`static String[]`	`sortTypeCodes` The Constant sortTypeCodes.
`static int`	`STORAGE_TYPE_BINARY_STRING` The storage type is binary: read from text but not yet converted to the requested target data type, for lazy conversions.
`static int`	`STORAGE_TYPE_INDEXED` The storage type is indexed.
`static int`	`STORAGE_TYPE_NORMAL` The storage type is the same as the indicated value type
`static String[]`	`storageTypeCodes` The Constant storageTypeCodes.
`static int`	`TRIM_TYPE_BOTH` Indicating that the string content should be LEFT AND RIGHT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
`static int`	`TRIM_TYPE_LEFT` Indicating that the string content should be LEFT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
`static int`	`TRIM_TYPE_NONE` Indicating that the string content should NOT be trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
`static int`	`TRIM_TYPE_RIGHT` Indicating that the string content should be RIGHT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
`static int`	`TYPE_BIGNUMBER` Value type indicating that the value contains a floating point precision number with arbitrary precision.
`static int`	`TYPE_BINARY` Value type indicating that the value contains binary data: BLOB, CLOB, ...
`static int`	`TYPE_BOOLEAN` Value type indicating that the value contains a boolean.
`static int`	`TYPE_DATE` Value type indicating that the value contains a Date.
`static int`	`TYPE_INET` Value type indicating that the value contains a Internet address
`static int`	`TYPE_INTEGER` Value type indicating that the value contains a long integer.
`static int`	`TYPE_NONE` Value type indicating that the value has no type set
`static int`	`TYPE_NUMBER` Value type indicating that the value contains a floating point double precision number.
`static int`	`TYPE_SERIALIZABLE` Value type indicating that the value contains an Object.
`static int`	`TYPE_STRING` Value type indicating that the value contains a text String.
`static int`	`TYPE_TIMESTAMP` Value type indicating that the value contains a date-time with nanosecond precision
`static String[]`	`typeCodes` The Constant typeCodes.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`ValueMetaInterface`	`clone()`
`Object`	`cloneValueData(Object object)` Clone value data.
`int`	`compare(Object data1, Object data2)` Compare 2 values of the same data type
`int`	`compare(Object data1, ValueMetaInterface meta2, Object data2)` Compare 2 values of the same data type
`Object`	`convertBinaryStringToNativeType(byte[] binary)` Convert the given binary data to the actual data type. - byte[] --> Long (Integer) - byte[] --> Double (Number) - byte[] --> BigDecimal (BigNumber) - byte[] --> Date (Date) - byte[] --> Boolean (Boolean) - byte[] --> byte[] (Binary)
`Object`	`convertData(ValueMetaInterface meta2, Object data2)` Convert the specified data to the data type specified in this object.
`Object`	`convertDataCompatible(ValueMetaInterface meta2, Object data2)` Convert the specified data to the data type specified in this object.
`Object`	`convertDataFromString(String pol, ValueMetaInterface convertMeta, String nullif, String ifNull, int trim_type)` Convert the specified string to the data type specified in this object.
`Object`	`convertDataUsingConversionMetaData(Object data)` Convert an object to the data type specified in the conversion metadata
`Object`	`convertNormalStorageTypeToBinaryString(Object object)` Convert a normal storage type to a binary string object.
`Object`	`convertToBinaryStringStorageType(Object object)` Converts the specified data object to the binary string storage type.
`Object`	`convertToNormalStorageType(Object object)` Converts the specified data object to the normal storage type.
`Value`	`createOriginalValue(Object data)` Create an old-style value for backward compatibility reasons
`void`	`drawValue(PrimitiveGCInterface gc, Object value)` This method draws the value using the supplied graphical context.
`BigDecimal`	`getBigNumber(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a BigNumber
`byte[]`	`getBinary(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to binary data
`byte[]`	`getBinaryString(Object object)` convert the supplied data to a binary string representation (for writing text)
`Boolean`	`getBoolean(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a Boolean
`Locale`	`getCollatorLocale()` Get the current Locale of the collator
`int`	`getCollatorStrength()` Returns the strength of the collator.
`String`	`getComments()` Gets the comments.
`String`	`getCompatibleString(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a String compatible with version 2.5.
`String`	`getConversionMask()` Gets the conversion mask.
`ValueMetaInterface`	`getConversionMetadata()` This conversion metadata can be attached to a String object to see where it came from and with which mask it was generated, the encoding, the local languages used, padding, etc.
`String`	`getCurrencySymbol()` Gets the currency symbol.
`String`	`getDatabaseColumnTypeDefinition(DatabaseInterface databaseInterface, String tk, String pk, boolean use_autoinc, boolean add_fieldname, boolean add_cr)` Ask for suggestions as to how this plugin data type should be represented in the specified database interface
`String`	`getDataXML(Object value)` Returns an XML representation of the row data.
`Date`	`getDate(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a Date
`SimpleDateFormat`	`getDateFormat()` Gets the date format.
`Locale`	`getDateFormatLocale()` Returns the locale from the date format.
`TimeZone`	`getDateFormatTimeZone()`
`DecimalFormat`	`getDecimalFormat()` Gets the decimal format.
`DecimalFormat`	`getDecimalFormat(boolean useBigDecimal)` Gets the decimal format.
`String`	`getDecimalSymbol()` Gets the decimal symbol.
`String`	`getFormatMask()` Gets a formatting mask using this value's meta information.
`String`	`getGroupingSymbol()` Gets the grouping symbol.
`Object[]`	`getIndex()` Gets the index.
`Long`	`getInteger(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to an Integer
`int`	`getLength()` Gets the length.
`String`	`getMetaXML()` Returns an XML representation of the row metadata.
`String`	`getName()` Gets the name.
`Object`	`getNativeDataType(Object object)` This method gives you the native Java data type corresponding to the value meta-data.
`Class<?>`	`getNativeDataTypeClass()` Return the Java class that represents the "native" storage type of this ValueMeta
`Double`	`getNumber(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a Number
`long`	`getNumberOfBinaryStringConversions()` Returns the number of binary string to native data type conversions done with this object conversions
`String`	`getOrigin()` Gets the origin.
`int`	`getOriginalColumnType()` store original JDBC RecordSetMetaData for later use
`String`	`getOriginalColumnTypeName()` Gets the original column type name.
`int`	`getOriginalPrecision()` Gets the original precision.
`int`	`getOriginalScale()` Gets the original scale.
`int`	`getPrecision()` Gets the precision.
`ValueMetaInterface`	`getStorageMetadata()` Returns the storage Meta data that is needed for internal conversion from BinaryString or String to the specified type.
`int`	`getStorageType()` Gets the storage type.
`String`	`getString(Object object)` Convert the supplied data to a String
`String`	`getStringEncoding()` Gets the string encoding.
`int`	`getTrimType()` Gets the trim type.
`int`	`getType()` Gets the type.
`String`	`getTypeDesc()` Return the type of a value in a textual form: "String", "Number", "Integer", "Boolean", "Date", ...
`static String`	`getTypeDescription(int type)`
`Object`	`getValue(Node node)` Convert a data XML node to an Object that corresponds to the metadata.
`Object`	`getValueData(Value value)` Extracts the primitive data from an old style Value object
`Object`	`getValueFromResultSet(DatabaseInterface databaseInterface, ResultSet resultSet, int index)` Get a value from a result set column based on the current value metadata
`ValueMetaInterface`	`getValueFromSQLType(DatabaseMeta databaseMeta, String name, ResultSetMetaData rm, int index, boolean ignoreLength, boolean lazyConversion)` Investigate JDBC result set metadata at the specified index.
`int`	`hashCode(Object object)` Calculate the hashcode of the specified data object
`boolean`	`isBigNumber()` Checks whether or not the value is a Big Number
`boolean`	`isBinary()` Checks whether or not this value is of type Binary
`boolean`	`isBoolean()` Checks whether or not this value is a boolean
`boolean`	`isCaseInsensitive()` Returns a true of the value object is case insensitive, false if it is case sensitive,
`boolean`	`isCollatorDisabled()` Returns a true of the value object is case insensitive, false if it is case sensitive,
`boolean`	`isDate()` Checks whether or not this value is a Date
`boolean`	`isDateFormatLenient()` Returns true of the date format is leniant, false if it is strict.
`boolean`	`isIgnoreWhitespace()` Is Ignore Whitespace Only applicable for TYPE_STRING comparisons
`boolean`	`isInteger()` Checks whether or not this value is an Integer
`boolean`	`isLargeTextField()` Returns true if this is a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
`boolean`	`isLenientStringToNumber()`
`boolean`	`isNull(Object data)` Determine if an object is null.
`boolean`	`isNumber()` Checks whether or not the value is a Number
`boolean`	`isNumeric()` Checks whether or not this Value is Numeric A Value is numeric if it is either of type Number or Integer
`boolean`	`isOriginalAutoIncrement()` Checks if is original auto increment.
`int`	`isOriginalNullable()` Checks if is original nullable.
`boolean`	`isOriginalSigned()` Checks if is original signed.
`boolean`	`isOutputPaddingEnabled()` Returns true if output padding is enabled (padding to specified length).
`boolean`	`isSerializableType()` Checks whether or not this value is of type Serializable
`boolean`	`isSingleByteEncoding()`
`boolean`	`isSortedDescending()` Returns whether or not the value should be sorted in descending order.
`boolean`	`isStorageBinaryString()` Checks if is storage binary string.
`boolean`	`isStorageIndexed()` Checks if is storage indexed.
`boolean`	`isStorageNormal()` Checks if is storage normal.
`boolean`	`isString()` Checks whether or not the value is a String.
`Object`	`readData(DataInputStream inputStream)` De-serialize data from an inputstream.
`void`	`readMetaData(DataInputStream inputStream)` Read the attributes of this particular value meta object from the specified input stream.
`boolean`	`requiresRealClone()` Returns true if the data type requires a real copy.
`void`	`setCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitive)` Sets whether or not the value object is case sensitive.
`void`	`setCollatorDisabled(boolean collatorDisabled)` Sets whether or not the value object should be sorted according to a locale using a collator
`void`	`setCollatorLocale(Locale locale)` Sets the Locale of the collator
`void`	`setCollatorStrength(int collatorStrength)` Sets the strength of the collator.
`void`	`setComments(String comments)` Sets the comments for the object implementing the interface.
`void`	`setConversionMask(String conversionMask)` Sets the conversion mask.
`void`	`setConversionMetadata(ValueMetaInterface conversionMetadata)` Attach conversion metadata to a String object to see where it came from and with which mask it was generated, the encoding, the local languages used, padding, etc.
`void`	`setCurrencySymbol(String currencySymbol)` Sets the currency symbol.
`void`	`setDateFormatLenient(boolean dateFormatLenient)` Set to true if the date formatting (parsing) is to be set to lenient.
`void`	`setDateFormatLocale(Locale dateFormatLocale)` Sets the locale of the date format.
`void`	`setDateFormatTimeZone(TimeZone dateFormatTimeZone)`
`void`	`setDecimalSymbol(String decimalSymbol)` Sets the decimal symbol.
`void`	`setGroupingSymbol(String groupingSymbol)` Sets the grouping symbol.
`void`	`setIgnoreWhitespace(boolean ignoreWhitespace)` Set Ignore Whitespace Only applicable for TYPE_STRING comparisons
`void`	`setIndex(Object[] index)` Sets the index.
`void`	`setLargeTextField(boolean largeTextField)` Set to true if the this is to be a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
`void`	`setLength(int length)` Sets the length.
`void`	`setLength(int length, int precision)` Sets the length.
`void`	`setLenientStringToNumber(boolean lenientStringToNumber)`
`void`	`setName(String name)` Sets the name.
`void`	`setNumberOfBinaryStringConversions(long numberOfBinaryStringConversions)` Returns the number of binary string to native data type done with this object conversions to set.
`void`	`setOrigin(String origin)` Sets the origin.
`void`	`setOriginalAutoIncrement(boolean originalAutoIncrement)` Sets the original auto increment.
`void`	`setOriginalColumnType(int originalColumnType)` Sets the original column type.
`void`	`setOriginalColumnTypeName(String originalColumnTypeName)` Sets the original column type name.
`void`	`setOriginalNullable(int originalNullable)` Sets the original nullable.
`void`	`setOriginalPrecision(int originalPrecision)` Sets the original precision.
`void`	`setOriginalScale(int originalScale)` Sets the original scale.
`void`	`setOriginalSigned(boolean originalSigned)` Sets the original signed.
`void`	`setOutputPaddingEnabled(boolean outputPaddingEnabled)` Set to true if output padding is to be enabled (padding to specified length).
`void`	`setPrecision(int precision)` Sets the precision.
`void`	`setPreparedStatementValue(DatabaseMeta databaseMeta, PreparedStatement preparedStatement, int index, Object data)` Set a value on a JDBC prepared statement on the specified position
`void`	`setSortedDescending(boolean sortedDescending)` Sets whether or not the value should be set in a descending order.
`void`	`setStorageMetadata(ValueMetaInterface storageMetadata)` Sets the storage meta data.
`void`	`setStorageType(int storageType)` Sets the storage type.
`void`	`setStringEncoding(String stringEncoding)` Sets the string encoding.
`void`	`setTrimType(int trimType)` Sets the trim type.
`void`	`setType(int type)` Deprecated. This method is deprecated. The same code is still used underneath.
`String`	`toStringMeta()` a String text representation of this Value, optionally padded to the specified length
`void`	`writeData(DataOutputStream outputStream, Object object)` Serialize the content of the specified data object to the outputStream.
`void`	`writeMeta(DataOutputStream outputStream)` Write the content of this class (metadata) to the specified output stream.

- Field Detail
  - TYPE_NONE
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static final int TYPE_NONE
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    Value type indicating that the value has no type set
    
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  - TYPE_NUMBER
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static final int TYPE_NUMBER
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a floating point double precision number.
    
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  - TYPE_STRING
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static final int TYPE_STRING
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a text String.
    
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  - TYPE_DATE
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static final int TYPE_DATE
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a Date.
    
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  - TYPE_BOOLEAN
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static final int TYPE_BOOLEAN
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a boolean.
    
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  - TYPE_INTEGER
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static final int TYPE_INTEGER
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a long integer.
    
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  - TYPE_BIGNUMBER
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static final int TYPE_BIGNUMBER
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a floating point precision number with arbitrary precision.
    
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  - TYPE_SERIALIZABLE
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static final int TYPE_SERIALIZABLE
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    Value type indicating that the value contains an Object.
    
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  - TYPE_BINARY
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static final int TYPE_BINARY
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    Value type indicating that the value contains binary data: BLOB, CLOB, ...
    
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  - TYPE_TIMESTAMP
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static final int TYPE_TIMESTAMP
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a date-time with nanosecond precision
    
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  - TYPE_INET
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static final int TYPE_INET
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    Value type indicating that the value contains a Internet address
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - typeCodes
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static final String[] typeCodes
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    The Constant typeCodes.
  - STORAGE_TYPE_NORMAL
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static final int STORAGE_TYPE_NORMAL
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    The storage type is the same as the indicated value type
    
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  - STORAGE_TYPE_BINARY_STRING
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static final int STORAGE_TYPE_BINARY_STRING
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    The storage type is binary: read from text but not yet converted to the requested target data type, for lazy conversions.
    
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  - STORAGE_TYPE_INDEXED
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static final int STORAGE_TYPE_INDEXED
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    The storage type is indexed. This means that the value is a simple integer index referencing the values in getIndex()
    
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  - storageTypeCodes
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static final String[] storageTypeCodes
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    The Constant storageTypeCodes.
  - SORT_TYPE_NOT_SORTED
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static final int SORT_TYPE_NOT_SORTED
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    Indicating that the rows are not sorted on this key
    
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  - SORT_TYPE_ASCENDING
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static final int SORT_TYPE_ASCENDING
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    Indicating that the rows are not sorted ascending on this key
    
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  - SORT_TYPE_DESCENDING
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static final int SORT_TYPE_DESCENDING
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    Indicating that the rows are sorted descending on this key
    
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  - sortTypeCodes
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static final String[] sortTypeCodes
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    The Constant sortTypeCodes.
  - TRIM_TYPE_NONE
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static final int TRIM_TYPE_NONE
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    Indicating that the string content should NOT be trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
    
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  - TRIM_TYPE_LEFT
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static final int TRIM_TYPE_LEFT
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    Indicating that the string content should be LEFT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
    
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  - TRIM_TYPE_RIGHT
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static final int TRIM_TYPE_RIGHT
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    Indicating that the string content should be RIGHT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
    
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  - TRIM_TYPE_BOTH
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static final int TRIM_TYPE_BOTH
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    Indicating that the string content should be LEFT AND RIGHT trimmed if conversion is to occur to another data type
    
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  - DEFAULT_INTEGER_LENGTH
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static final int DEFAULT_INTEGER_LENGTH
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    Default integer length for hardcoded metadata integers
    
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- Method Detail
  - getTypeDescription
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static String getTypeDescription(int type)
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  - getName
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String getName()
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    Gets the name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
  - setName
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void setName(String name)
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    Sets the name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the new name
  - getLength
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int getLength()
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    Gets the length.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length
  - setLength
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void setLength(int length)
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    Sets the length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    length - the new length
  - getPrecision
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int getPrecision()
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    Gets the precision.
    
    Returns:
    
    the precision
  - setPrecision
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void setPrecision(int precision)
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    Sets the precision.
    
    Parameters:
    
    precision - the new precision
  - setLength
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void setLength(int length,
               int precision)
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    Sets the length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    length - the length
    
    precision - the precision
  - getOrigin
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String getOrigin()
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    Gets the origin.
    
    Returns:
    
    the origin
  - setOrigin
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void setOrigin(String origin)
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    Sets the origin.
    
    Parameters:
    
    origin - the new origin
  - getComments
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String getComments()
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    Gets the comments.
    
    Returns:
    
    the comments
  - setComments
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void setComments(String comments)
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    Sets the comments for the object implementing the interface.
    
    Parameters:
    
    comments - the new comments
  - getType
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int getType()
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    Gets the type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type
  - setType
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@Deprecated
void setType(int type)
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    Deprecated. This method is deprecated. The same code is still used underneath.
    
    Sets the type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the new type
  - getStorageType
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int getStorageType()
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    Gets the storage type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the storage type
  - setStorageType
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void setStorageType(int storageType)
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    Sets the storage type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    storageType - the new storage type
  - getTrimType
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int getTrimType()
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    Gets the trim type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the trim type
  - setTrimType
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void setTrimType(int trimType)
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    Sets the trim type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    trimType - the new trim type
  - getIndex
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Object[] getIndex()
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    Gets the index.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index
  - setIndex
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void setIndex(Object[] index)
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    Sets the index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - the new index
  - isStorageNormal
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boolean isStorageNormal()
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    Checks if is storage normal.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if is storage normal
  - isStorageIndexed
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boolean isStorageIndexed()
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    Checks if is storage indexed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if is storage indexed
  - isStorageBinaryString
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boolean isStorageBinaryString()
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    Checks if is storage binary string.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if is storage binary string
  - getConversionMask
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String getConversionMask()
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    Gets the conversion mask.
    
    Returns:
    
    the conversion mask
  - setConversionMask
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void setConversionMask(String conversionMask)
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    Sets the conversion mask.
    
    Parameters:
    
    conversionMask - the new conversion mask
  - getFormatMask
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String getFormatMask()
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    Gets a formatting mask using this value's meta information.
    
    Returns:
    
    the format mask.
  - getDecimalSymbol
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String getDecimalSymbol()
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    Gets the decimal symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the decimal symbol
  - setDecimalSymbol
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void setDecimalSymbol(String decimalSymbol)
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    Sets the decimal symbol.
    
    Parameters:
    
    decimalSymbol - the new decimal symbol
  - getGroupingSymbol
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String getGroupingSymbol()
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    Gets the grouping symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the grouping symbol
  - setGroupingSymbol
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void setGroupingSymbol(String groupingSymbol)
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    Sets the grouping symbol.
    
    Parameters:
    
    groupingSymbol - the new grouping symbol
  - getCurrencySymbol
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String getCurrencySymbol()
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    Gets the currency symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    the currency symbol
  - setCurrencySymbol
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void setCurrencySymbol(String currencySymbol)
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    Sets the currency symbol.
    
    Parameters:
    
    currencySymbol - the new currency symbol
  - getDateFormat
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SimpleDateFormat getDateFormat()
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    Gets the date format.
    
    Returns:
    
    the date format
  - getDecimalFormat
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DecimalFormat getDecimalFormat()
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    Gets the decimal format.
    
    Returns:
    
    the decimal format
  - getDecimalFormat
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DecimalFormat getDecimalFormat(boolean useBigDecimal)
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    Gets the decimal format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    useBigDecimal - the use big decimal
    
    Returns:
    
    the decimal format
  - getStringEncoding
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String getStringEncoding()
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    Gets the string encoding.
    
    Returns:
    
    the string encoding
  - setStringEncoding
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void setStringEncoding(String stringEncoding)
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    Sets the string encoding.
    
    Parameters:
    
    stringEncoding - the new string encoding
  - isSingleByteEncoding
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boolean isSingleByteEncoding()
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    Returns:
    
    true if the String encoding used (storage) is single byte encoded.
  - isNull
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boolean isNull(Object data)
        throws KettleValueException
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    Determine if an object is null. This is the case if data==null or if it's an empty string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the object to test
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the object is considered null.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a conversion error (only thrown in case of lazy conversion)
  - isCaseInsensitive
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boolean isCaseInsensitive()
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    Returns a true of the value object is case insensitive, false if it is case sensitive,
    
    Returns:
    
    the caseInsensitive
  - setCaseInsensitive
```
void setCaseInsensitive(boolean caseInsensitive)
```
    Sets whether or not the value object is case sensitive. This information is useful if the value is involved in string comparisons.
    
    Parameters:
    
    caseInsensitive - the caseInsensitive to set
  - isCollatorDisabled
```
boolean isCollatorDisabled()
```
    Returns a true of the value object is case insensitive, false if it is case sensitive,
    
    Returns:
    
    the collatorDisabled
  - setCollatorDisabled
```
void setCollatorDisabled(boolean collatorDisabled)
```
    Sets whether or not the value object should be sorted according to a locale using a collator
    
    Parameters:
    
    collatorDisabled - the collatorDisabled to set
  - getCollatorLocale
```
Locale getCollatorLocale()
```
    Get the current Locale of the collator
    
    Returns:
    
    the current Collator Locale
  - setCollatorLocale
```
void setCollatorLocale(Locale locale)
```
    Sets the Locale of the collator
  - getCollatorStrength
```
int getCollatorStrength()
```
    Returns the strength of the collator.
    
    Returns:
    
    the collatorStrength
  - setCollatorStrength
```
void setCollatorStrength(int collatorStrength)
                  throws IllegalArgumentException
```
    Sets the strength of the collator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    collatorStrength - the collatorStrength to set
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException
  - isSortedDescending
```
boolean isSortedDescending()
```
    Returns whether or not the value should be sorted in descending order.
    
    Returns:
    
    the sortedDescending
  - setSortedDescending
```
void setSortedDescending(boolean sortedDescending)
```
    Sets whether or not the value should be set in a descending order.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sortedDescending - the sortedDescending to set
  - isOutputPaddingEnabled
```
boolean isOutputPaddingEnabled()
```
    Returns true if output padding is enabled (padding to specified length).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if output padding is enabled (padding to specified length)
  - setOutputPaddingEnabled
```
void setOutputPaddingEnabled(boolean outputPaddingEnabled)
```
    Set to true if output padding is to be enabled (padding to specified length).
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputPaddingEnabled - Set to true if output padding is to be enabled (padding to specified length)
  - isLargeTextField
```
boolean isLargeTextField()
```
    Returns true if this is a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
  - setLargeTextField
```
void setLargeTextField(boolean largeTextField)
```
    Set to true if the this is to be a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
    
    Parameters:
    
    largeTextField - Set to true if this is to be a large text field (CLOB, TEXT) with arbitrary length.
  - isDateFormatLenient
```
boolean isDateFormatLenient()
```
    Returns true of the date format is leniant, false if it is strict.
    See also setDateFormatLenient(boolean)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the the date formatting (parsing) is to be lenient.
  - setDateFormatLenient
```
void setDateFormatLenient(boolean dateFormatLenient)
```
    Set to true if the date formatting (parsing) is to be set to lenient. Being lenient means that the "date format" is tolerant to some formatting errors. For example, a month specified as "15" will be interpreted as "March":
```
 15 - (December = 12) = 3 = March.
 
```
    Set to false for stricter formatting validation.
    Parameters:
    
    dateFormatLenient - true if the the date formatting (parsing) is to be set to lenient.
  - getDateFormatLocale
```
Locale getDateFormatLocale()
```
    Returns the locale from the date format.
    
    Returns:
    
    the date format locale
  - setDateFormatLocale
```
void setDateFormatLocale(Locale dateFormatLocale)
```
    Sets the locale of the date format.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dateFormatLocale - the date format locale to set
  - getDateFormatTimeZone
```
TimeZone getDateFormatTimeZone()
```
    Returns:
    
    the date format time zone
  - setDateFormatTimeZone
```
void setDateFormatTimeZone(TimeZone dateFormatTimeZone)
```
    Parameters:
    
    dateFormatTimeZone - the date format time zone to set
  - getOriginalColumnType
```
int getOriginalColumnType()
```
    store original JDBC RecordSetMetaData for later use
    
    See Also:
    
    ResultSetMetaData
  - setOriginalColumnType
```
void setOriginalColumnType(int originalColumnType)
```
    Sets the original column type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalColumnType - the new original column type
  - getOriginalColumnTypeName
```
String getOriginalColumnTypeName()
```
    Gets the original column type name.
    
    Returns:
    
    the original column type name
  - setOriginalColumnTypeName
```
void setOriginalColumnTypeName(String originalColumnTypeName)
```
    Sets the original column type name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalColumnTypeName - the new original column type name
  - getOriginalPrecision
```
int getOriginalPrecision()
```
    Gets the original precision.
    
    Returns:
    
    the original precision
  - setOriginalPrecision
```
void setOriginalPrecision(int originalPrecision)
```
    Sets the original precision.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalPrecision - the new original precision
  - getOriginalScale
```
int getOriginalScale()
```
    Gets the original scale.
    
    Returns:
    
    the original scale
  - setOriginalScale
```
void setOriginalScale(int originalScale)
```
    Sets the original scale.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalScale - the new original scale
  - isOriginalAutoIncrement
```
boolean isOriginalAutoIncrement()
```
    Checks if is original auto increment.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if is original auto increment
  - setOriginalAutoIncrement
```
void setOriginalAutoIncrement(boolean originalAutoIncrement)
```
    Sets the original auto increment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalAutoIncrement - the new original auto increment
  - isOriginalNullable
```
int isOriginalNullable()
```
    Checks if is original nullable.
    
    Returns:
    
    the int
  - setOriginalNullable
```
void setOriginalNullable(int originalNullable)
```
    Sets the original nullable.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalNullable - the new original nullable
  - isOriginalSigned
```
boolean isOriginalSigned()
```
    Checks if is original signed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if is original signed
  - setOriginalSigned
```
void setOriginalSigned(boolean originalSigned)
```
    Sets the original signed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    originalSigned - the new original signed
  - cloneValueData
```
Object cloneValueData(Object object)
               throws KettleValueException
```
    Clone value data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object
    
    Returns:
    
    the object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - the kettle value exception
  - getCompatibleString
```
String getCompatibleString(Object object)
                    throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a String compatible with version 2.5.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getString
```
String getString(Object object)
          throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a String
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getBinaryString
```
byte[] getBinaryString(Object object)
                throws KettleValueException
```
    convert the supplied data to a binary string representation (for writing text)
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getNumber
```
Double getNumber(Object object)
          throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a Number
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getBigNumber
```
BigDecimal getBigNumber(Object object)
                 throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a BigNumber
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getInteger
```
Long getInteger(Object object)
         throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to an Integer
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getDate
```
Date getDate(Object object)
      throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a Date
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getBoolean
```
Boolean getBoolean(Object object)
            throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to a Boolean
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getBinary
```
byte[] getBinary(Object object)
          throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the supplied data to binary data
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - clone
```
ValueMetaInterface clone()
```
    Returns:
    
    a copy of this value meta object
  - isString
```
boolean isString()
```
    Checks whether or not the value is a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is a String.
  - isDate
```
boolean isDate()
```
    Checks whether or not this value is a Date
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is a Date
  - isBigNumber
```
boolean isBigNumber()
```
    Checks whether or not the value is a Big Number
    
    Returns:
    
    true is this value is a big number
  - isNumber
```
boolean isNumber()
```
    Checks whether or not the value is a Number
    
    Returns:
    
    true is this value is a number
  - isBoolean
```
boolean isBoolean()
```
    Checks whether or not this value is a boolean
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this value has type boolean.
  - isSerializableType
```
boolean isSerializableType()
```
    Checks whether or not this value is of type Serializable
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this value has type Serializable
  - isBinary
```
boolean isBinary()
```
    Checks whether or not this value is of type Binary
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this value has type Binary
  - isInteger
```
boolean isInteger()
```
    Checks whether or not this value is an Integer
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this value is an integer
  - isNumeric
```
boolean isNumeric()
```
    Checks whether or not this Value is Numeric A Value is numeric if it is either of type Number or Integer
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value is either of type Number or Integer
  - getTypeDesc
```
String getTypeDesc()
```
    Return the type of a value in a textual form: "String", "Number", "Integer", "Boolean", "Date", ...
    
    Returns:
    
    A String describing the type of value.
  - toStringMeta
```
String toStringMeta()
```
    a String text representation of this Value, optionally padded to the specified length
    
    Returns:
    
    a String text representation of this Value, optionally padded to the specified length
  - writeMeta
```
void writeMeta(DataOutputStream outputStream)
        throws KettleFileException
```
    Write the content of this class (metadata) to the specified output stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputStream - the outputstream to write to
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - in case a I/O error occurs
  - writeData
```
void writeData(DataOutputStream outputStream,
               Object object)
        throws KettleFileException
```
    Serialize the content of the specified data object to the outputStream. No metadata is written.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outputStream - the outputstream to write to
    
    object - the data object to serialize
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - in case a I/O error occurs
  - readData
```
Object readData(DataInputStream inputStream)
         throws KettleFileException,
                KettleEOFException,
                SocketTimeoutException
```
    De-serialize data from an inputstream. No metadata is read or changed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - the input stream to read from
    
    Returns:
    
    a new data object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - in case a I/O error occurs
    
    KettleEOFException - When we have read all the data there is to read
    
    SocketTimeoutException - In case there is a timeout (when set on a socket) during reading
  - readMetaData
```
void readMetaData(DataInputStream inputStream)
           throws KettleFileException,
                  KettleEOFException
```
    Read the attributes of this particular value meta object from the specified input stream. Loading the type is not handled here, this should be read from the stream previously!
    
    Parameters:
    
    inputStream - the input stream to read from
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - In case there was a IO problem
    
    KettleEOFException - If we reached the end of the stream
  - compare
```
int compare(Object data1,
            Object data2)
     throws KettleValueException
```
    Compare 2 values of the same data type
    
    Parameters:
    
    data1 - the first value
    
    data2 - the second value
    
    Returns:
    
    0 if the values are equal, -1 if data1 is smaller than data2 and +1 if it's larger.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - In case we get conversion errors
  - compare
```
int compare(Object data1,
            ValueMetaInterface meta2,
            Object data2)
     throws KettleValueException
```
    Compare 2 values of the same data type
    
    Parameters:
    
    data1 - the first value
    
    meta2 - the second value's metadata
    
    data2 - the second value
    
    Returns:
    
    0 if the values are equal, -1 if data1 is smaller than data2 and +1 if it's larger.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - In case we get conversion errors
  - convertData
```
Object convertData(ValueMetaInterface meta2,
                   Object data2)
            throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the specified data to the data type specified in this object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    meta2 - the metadata of the object to be converted
    
    data2 - the data of the object to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    the object in the data type of this value metadata object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - convertDataCompatible
```
Object convertDataCompatible(ValueMetaInterface meta2,
                             Object data2)
                      throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the specified data to the data type specified in this object. For String conversion, be compatible with version 2.5.2.
    
    Parameters:
    
    meta2 - the metadata of the object to be converted
    
    data2 - the data of the object to be converted
    
    Returns:
    
    the object in the data type of this value metadata object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - convertDataUsingConversionMetaData
```
Object convertDataUsingConversionMetaData(Object data)
                                   throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert an object to the data type specified in the conversion metadata
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - The data
    
    Returns:
    
    The data converted to the conversion data type
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a conversion error.
  - convertDataFromString
```
Object convertDataFromString(String pol,
                             ValueMetaInterface convertMeta,
                             String nullif,
                             String ifNull,
                             int trim_type)
                      throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the specified string to the data type specified in this object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pol - the string to be converted
    
    convertMeta - the metadata of the object (only string type) to be converted
    
    nullif - set the object to null if pos equals nullif (IgnoreCase)
    
    ifNull - set the object to ifNull when pol is empty or null
    
    trim_type - the trim type to be used (ValueMetaInterface.TRIM_TYPE_XXX)
    
    Returns:
    
    the object in the data type of this value metadata object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - convertToNormalStorageType
```
Object convertToNormalStorageType(Object object)
                           throws KettleValueException
```
    Converts the specified data object to the normal storage type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the data object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the data in a normal storage type
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - In case there is a data conversion error.
  - convertBinaryStringToNativeType
```
Object convertBinaryStringToNativeType(byte[] binary)
                                throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert the given binary data to the actual data type.
    - byte[] --> Long (Integer)
    - byte[] --> Double (Number)
    - byte[] --> BigDecimal (BigNumber)
    - byte[] --> Date (Date)
    - byte[] --> Boolean (Boolean)
    - byte[] --> byte[] (Binary)
    
    Parameters:
    
    binary - the binary data read from file or database
    
    Returns:
    
    the native data type after conversion
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - convertNormalStorageTypeToBinaryString
```
Object convertNormalStorageTypeToBinaryString(Object object)
                                       throws KettleValueException
```
    Convert a normal storage type to a binary string object. (for comparison reasons)
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The object expressed in a normal storage type
    
    Returns:
    
    a binary string
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - convertToBinaryStringStorageType
```
Object convertToBinaryStringStorageType(Object object)
                                 throws KettleValueException
```
    Converts the specified data object to the binary string storage type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the data object to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the data in a binary string storage type
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - In case there is a data conversion error.
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode(Object object)
      throws KettleValueException
```
    Calculate the hashcode of the specified data object
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the data value to calculate a hashcode for
    
    Returns:
    
    the calculated hashcode
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion error
  - createOriginalValue
```
Value createOriginalValue(Object data)
                   throws KettleValueException
```
    Create an old-style value for backward compatibility reasons
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the data to store in the value
    
    Returns:
    
    a newly created Value object
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is a data conversion problem
  - getValueData
```
Object getValueData(Value value)
             throws KettleValueException
```
    Extracts the primitive data from an old style Value object
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the old style Value object
    
    Returns:
    
    the value's data, NOT the meta data.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - case there is a data conversion problem
  - getStorageMetadata
```
ValueMetaInterface getStorageMetadata()
```
    Returns the storage Meta data that is needed for internal conversion from BinaryString or String to the specified type. This storage Meta data object survives cloning and should travel through the transformation unchanged as long as the data type remains the same.
    
    Returns:
    
    the storage Meta data that is needed for internal conversion from BinaryString or String to the specified type.
  - setStorageMetadata
```
void setStorageMetadata(ValueMetaInterface storageMetadata)
```
    Sets the storage meta data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    storageMetadata - the storage Meta data that is needed for internal conversion from BinaryString or String to the specified type. This storage Meta data object survives cloning and should travel through the transformation unchanged as long as the data type remains the same.
  - getConversionMetadata
```
ValueMetaInterface getConversionMetadata()
```
    This conversion metadata can be attached to a String object to see where it came from and with which mask it was generated, the encoding, the local languages used, padding, etc.
    
    Returns:
    
    The conversion metadata
  - setConversionMetadata
```
void setConversionMetadata(ValueMetaInterface conversionMetadata)
```
    Attach conversion metadata to a String object to see where it came from and with which mask it was generated, the encoding, the local languages used, padding, etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    conversionMetadata - the conversionMetadata to set
  - getMetaXML
```
String getMetaXML()
           throws IOException
```
    Returns an XML representation of the row metadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    an XML representation of the row metadata
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - Thrown in case there is an (Base64/GZip) decoding problem
  - getDataXML
```
String getDataXML(Object value)
           throws IOException
```
    Returns an XML representation of the row data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The data to serialize as XML
    
    Returns:
    
    an XML representation of the row data
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - Thrown in case there is an (Base64/GZip) decoding problem
  - getValue
```
Object getValue(Node node)
         throws KettleException
```
    Convert a data XML node to an Object that corresponds to the metadata. This is basically String to Object conversion that is being done.
    
    Parameters:
    
    node - the node to retrieve the data value from
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted data value
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleException - thrown in case there is a problem with the XML to object conversion
  - getNumberOfBinaryStringConversions
```
long getNumberOfBinaryStringConversions()
```
    Returns the number of binary string to native data type conversions done with this object conversions
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of binary string to native data type conversions done with this object conversions
  - setNumberOfBinaryStringConversions
```
void setNumberOfBinaryStringConversions(long numberOfBinaryStringConversions)
```
    Returns the number of binary string to native data type done with this object conversions to set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    numberOfBinaryStringConversions - the number of binary string to native data type done with this object conversions to set
  - requiresRealClone
```
boolean requiresRealClone()
```
    Returns true if the data type requires a real copy. Usually a binary or Serializable object.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean
  - isLenientStringToNumber
```
boolean isLenientStringToNumber()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if string to number conversion is occurring in a lenient fashion, parsing numbers successfully until a non-numeric character is found.
  - setLenientStringToNumber
```
void setLenientStringToNumber(boolean lenientStringToNumber)
```
    Parameters:
    
    lenientStringToNumber - Set to if string to number conversion is to occur in a lenient fashion, parsing numbers successfully until a non-numeric character is found.
  - drawValue
```
void drawValue(PrimitiveGCInterface gc,
               Object value)
        throws KettleValueException
```
    This method draws the value using the supplied graphical context.
    
    Parameters:
    
    gc - The graphical context to draw on.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getValueFromSQLType
```
ValueMetaInterface getValueFromSQLType(DatabaseMeta databaseMeta,
                                       String name,
                                       ResultSetMetaData rm,
                                       int index,
                                       boolean ignoreLength,
                                       boolean lazyConversion)
                                throws KettleDatabaseException
```
    Investigate JDBC result set metadata at the specified index. If this value metadata is interested in handling this SQL type, it should return the value meta. Otherwise it should return null.
    
    Parameters:
    
    databaseMeta - the database metadata to reference capabilities and so on.
    
    name - The name of the new value
    
    rm - The result metadata to investigate
    
    index - The index to look at (1-based)
    
    ignoreLength - Don't look at the length
    
    lazyConversion - use lazy conversion
    
    Returns:
    
    The value metadata if this value should handle the SQL type at the specified index.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleDatabaseException - In case something went wrong.
  - getValueFromResultSet
```
Object getValueFromResultSet(DatabaseInterface databaseInterface,
                             ResultSet resultSet,
                             int index)
                      throws KettleDatabaseException
```
    Get a value from a result set column based on the current value metadata
    
    Parameters:
    
    databaseInterface - the database metadata to use
    
    resultSet - The JDBC result set to read from
    
    index - The column index (0-based)
    
    Returns:
    
    The Kettle native data type based on the value metadata
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleDatabaseException - in case something goes wrong.
  - setPreparedStatementValue
```
void setPreparedStatementValue(DatabaseMeta databaseMeta,
                               PreparedStatement preparedStatement,
                               int index,
                               Object data)
                        throws KettleDatabaseException
```
    Set a value on a JDBC prepared statement on the specified position
    
    Parameters:
    
    databaseMeta - the database metadata to reference
    
    preparedStatement - The prepared statement
    
    index - the column index (1-based)
    
    data - the value to set
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleDatabaseException - in case something goes wrong
  - getNativeDataType
```
Object getNativeDataType(Object object)
                  throws KettleValueException
```
    This method gives you the native Java data type corresponding to the value meta-data. Conversions from other storage types and other operations are done automatically according to the specified value meta-data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The input data
    
    Returns:
    
    The native data type
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException - in case there is an unexpected data conversion error.
  - getNativeDataTypeClass
```
Class<?> getNativeDataTypeClass()
                         throws KettleValueException
```
    Return the Java class that represents the "native" storage type of this ValueMeta
    
    Returns:
    
    A Java class
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleValueException
  - getDatabaseColumnTypeDefinition
```
String getDatabaseColumnTypeDefinition(DatabaseInterface databaseInterface,
                                       String tk,
                                       String pk,
                                       boolean use_autoinc,
                                       boolean add_fieldname,
                                       boolean add_cr)
```
    Ask for suggestions as to how this plugin data type should be represented in the specified database interface
    
    Parameters:
    
    databaseInterface - The database type/dialect to get the column type definition for
    
    tk - Is this a technical key field?
    
    pk - Is this a primary key field?
    
    use_autoinc - Use auto-increment?
    
    add_fieldname - add the fieldname to the column type definition?
    
    add_cr - add a cariage return to the string?
    
    Returns:
    
    The field type definition
  - isIgnoreWhitespace
```
boolean isIgnoreWhitespace()
```
    Is Ignore Whitespace Only applicable for TYPE_STRING comparisons
    
    Returns:
    
    true if whitespace should be ignored during string comparison
  - setIgnoreWhitespace
```
void setIgnoreWhitespace(boolean ignoreWhitespace)
```
    Set Ignore Whitespace Only applicable for TYPE_STRING comparisons
    
    Parameters:
    
    ignoreWhitespace - true if whitespace should be ignored during string comparison

Interface ValueMetaInterface

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

TYPE_NONE

TYPE_NUMBER

TYPE_STRING

TYPE_DATE

TYPE_BOOLEAN

TYPE_INTEGER

TYPE_BIGNUMBER

TYPE_SERIALIZABLE

TYPE_BINARY

TYPE_TIMESTAMP

TYPE_INET

typeCodes

STORAGE_TYPE_NORMAL

STORAGE_TYPE_BINARY_STRING

STORAGE_TYPE_INDEXED

storageTypeCodes

SORT_TYPE_NOT_SORTED

SORT_TYPE_ASCENDING

SORT_TYPE_DESCENDING

sortTypeCodes

TRIM_TYPE_NONE

TRIM_TYPE_LEFT

TRIM_TYPE_RIGHT

TRIM_TYPE_BOTH

DEFAULT_INTEGER_LENGTH

Method Detail

getTypeDescription

getName

setName

getLength

setLength

getPrecision

setPrecision

setLength

getOrigin

setOrigin

getComments

setComments

getType

setType

getStorageType

setStorageType

getTrimType

setTrimType

getIndex

setIndex

isStorageNormal

isStorageIndexed

isStorageBinaryString

getConversionMask

setConversionMask

getFormatMask

getDecimalSymbol

setDecimalSymbol

getGroupingSymbol

setGroupingSymbol

getCurrencySymbol

setCurrencySymbol

getDateFormat

getDecimalFormat

getDecimalFormat

getStringEncoding

setStringEncoding

isSingleByteEncoding

isNull

isCaseInsensitive

setCaseInsensitive

isCollatorDisabled

setCollatorDisabled

getCollatorLocale

setCollatorLocale

getCollatorStrength

setCollatorStrength

isSortedDescending

setSortedDescending

isOutputPaddingEnabled