java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.di.compatibility.Row

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Row>, XMLInterface
```
public class Row
extends Object
implements XMLInterface, Comparable<Row>, Serializable
```
This class describes a single row in a stream of data. A row is a array/list of Value objects. Note that most methods in this class assume that a value with a certain name only occurs once in the Row.

Since:

Beginning 2003.

Author:

Matt

See Also:

Value, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static long serialVersionUID

static String XML_TAG

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Row()`	Create a new empty row (with 0 values)
`Row(DataInputStream dis)`	Read a row of Values from an input-stream.
`Row(DataInputStream dis, int size, Row meta)`	Read a number of Values without meta-data into a row.
`Row(DataInputStream dis, Row meta)`	Read a number of Values without meta-data into a row.
`Row(Row r)`	Creates a new row as a duplicate of the given row.
`Row(Node rowNode)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`add(Object obj)`	Deprecated.
`void`	`addRow(Row r)`	Add all the values of row r to the Row.
`void`	`addValue(int idx, Value v)`	Add a value on a certain location in the row.
`void`	`addValue(Value v)`	Add a value after the last value of the row
`void`	`clear()`	Removes all values from the row.
`Row`	`Clone()`	Returns an exact copy of this row.
`int`	`compare(Row r)`	Compare 2 complete rows of values with each other.
`int`	`compare(Row r, boolean caseInsensitive)`	Compare 2 complete rows of values with each other
`int`	`compare(Row r, int[] fieldnrs, boolean[] ascending)`	Compare 2 rows with each other using certain values in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
`int`	`compare(Row r, int[] fieldnrs, boolean[] ascending, boolean[] caseInsensitive)`
`int`	`compare(Row r, int[] fieldnrs1, int[] fieldnrs2, boolean[] ascending, boolean[] caseInsensitive)`	Compare 2 rows with each other using certain values in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
`int`	`compare(Row r, int fieldnr, boolean sort_desc)`	Compare 2 rows with each other using one value in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
`int`	`compareTo(Row obj)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object r)`
`static byte[]`	`extractData(Row row)`
`Object`	`get(int idx)`	Deprecated.
`boolean`	`getBoolean(String valuename, boolean def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`Date`	`getDate(String valuename, Date def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`String[]`	`getFieldNames()`	Get an array of the names of all the Values in the Row.
`String[]`	`getFieldNamesAndTypes(int maxlen)`	Get an array of strings showing the name of the values in the row padded to a maximum length, followed by the types of the values.
`long`	`getInteger(String valuename, long def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`double`	`getNumber(String valuename, double def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`static Row`	`getRow(byte[] data, Row metadata)`
`long`	`getShort(String valuename, int def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`String`	`getString(String valuename, String def)`	Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
`List<ValueUsedListener>`	`getUsedValueListeners()`
`Value`	`getValue(int index)`	Get the value on a given position in the row.
`String`	`getXML()`	Return the XML representation of a row.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Checks whether or not the row is empty A row is empty if all the values in the row are null A row is empty if there are no values in the row.
`boolean`	`isIgnored()`	Check wether or not this row should be ignored...
`void`	`mergeData(Row r)`	Merge the data of row r to this Row.
`void`	`mergeRow(Row r)`	Merge the values of row r to this Row.
`void`	`print()`	Print the names and the String representations of the values of the Values in row to stdout.
`void`	`remove(int idx)`	Deprecated.
`void`	`removeValue(int idx)`	Remove a value on a certain index.
`boolean`	`removeValue(String valname)`	Remove a value with a given name from the row.
`Value`	`searchValue(String name)`	Search the Value by name in the row.
`int`	`searchValueIndex(String name)`	Search the Value by name in the row, return the Values index.
`void`	`setIgnore()`	Marks this row as to be ignored by the next steps.
`void`	`setIgnore(boolean i)`	Marks this row as to be ignored or not by the next steps.
`void`	`setUsedValueListeners(List<ValueUsedListener> usedValueListeners)`
`void`	`setValue(int idx, Value v)`	Set the value on index idx.
`int`	`size()`	Return number of Values in Row.
`static void`	`sortRows(List<Row> rows, int[] fieldNrs, boolean[] ascDesc)`
`String`	`toString()`	Convert the row to a String representation.
`String`	`toStringMeta()`	Return the meta-data of a row as a String.
`void`	`write(DataOutputStream dos)`	Write the content of the row to a DataOutputStream.
`boolean`	`writeData(DataOutputStream dos)`	Write a row of Values to a DataOutputStream, without saving the meta-data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - XML_TAG
```
public static final String XML_TAG
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - serialVersionUID
```
public static final long serialVersionUID
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Row
```
public Row()
```
    Create a new empty row (with 0 values)
  - Row
```
public Row(Row r)
```
    Creates a new row as a duplicate of the given row. The values are copied one by one into new values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to be copied.
  - Row
```
public Row(DataInputStream dis)
    throws KettleFileException
```
    Read a row of Values from an input-stream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dis - The DataInputStream to read from
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException
  - Row
```
public Row(DataInputStream dis,
           Row meta)
    throws KettleFileException
```
    Read a number of Values without meta-data into a row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dis - The DataInputStream to read from
    
    meta - The description (name, type, length, precision) of the values to be read (the same number of values are read)
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - if the row couldn't be created by reading from the data input stream.
  - Row
```
public Row(DataInputStream dis,
           int size,
           Row meta)
    throws KettleFileException
```
    Read a number of Values without meta-data into a row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dis - The DataInputStream to read from
    
    size - the number or values to read
    
    meta - The description (name, type, length, precision) of the values to be read
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - if the row couldn't be created by reading from the data input stream.
  - Row
```
public Row(Node rowNode)
```
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
public Value getValue(int index)
```
    Get the value on a given position in the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    index - The position to look for
    
    Returns:
    
    The Value on in the given index
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(Value v)
```
    Add a value after the last value of the row
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - The value to add to the row
  - setValue
```
public void setValue(int idx,
                     Value v)
```
    Set the value on index idx.
    
    Parameters:
    
    idx - The index
    
    v - The value to set
  - addValue
```
public void addValue(int idx,
                     Value v)
```
    Add a value on a certain location in the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    idx - The index where the value needs to be put in the row
    
    v - The value to add to the row
  - add
```
@Deprecated
public void add(Object obj)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Add an object to the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the object to add
  - get
```
@Deprecated
public Object get(int idx)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get an object from the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    idx - the index to get the object from
    
    Returns:
    
    the object
  - remove
```
@Deprecated
public void remove(int idx)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Remove an object in the row on index idx.
    
    Parameters:
    
    idx - The object to remove
  - removeValue
```
public boolean removeValue(String valname)
```
    Remove a value with a given name from the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valname - The value name to remove from this row
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value was found and removed, false if the value wasn't found.
  - removeValue
```
public void removeValue(int idx)
```
    Remove a value on a certain index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    idx - the index to remove in the row
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    Removes all values from the row.
  - addRow
```
public void addRow(Row r)
```
    Add all the values of row r to the Row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to be added to this row.
  - mergeRow
```
public void mergeRow(Row r)
```
    Merge the values of row r to this Row. Merge means: only the values that are not yet in the row are added (comparing on the value name).
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to be merged with this row
  - mergeData
```
public void mergeData(Row r)
```
    Merge the data of row r to this Row. That means: All fields in row r that do exist in this row (same name and same type) and have non-empty values will have their values written into this row, if the value of that field is empty in this row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to be merged with this row
  - searchValueIndex
```
public int searchValueIndex(String name)
```
    Search the Value by name in the row, return the Values index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the value name to search for.
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the value with the given name, -1 is nothing was found.
  - searchValue
```
public Value searchValue(String name)
```
    Search the Value by name in the row.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the value name to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    the Value with the given name, null if nothing was found.
  - size
```
public int size()
```
    Return number of Values in Row.
    
    Returns:
    
    number of Values.
  - print
```
public void print()
```
    Print the names and the String representations of the values of the Values in row to stdout.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Convert the row to a String representation.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the row as a String.
  - toStringMeta
```
public String toStringMeta()
```
    Return the meta-data of a row as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    the meta-data of a row as a String
  - setIgnore
```
public void setIgnore()
```
    Marks this row as to be ignored by the next steps.
  - setIgnore
```
public void setIgnore(boolean i)
```
    Marks this row as to be ignored or not by the next steps.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - true: ignore this row, false: don't ignore.
  - isIgnored
```
public boolean isIgnored()
```
    Check wether or not this row should be ignored...
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the row should be ignored.
  - write
```
public void write(DataOutputStream dos)
           throws KettleFileException
```
    Write the content of the row to a DataOutputStream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dos - The DataOutputStream to write to
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException - if an error occurs.
  - writeData
```
public boolean writeData(DataOutputStream dos)
                  throws KettleFileException
```
    Write a row of Values to a DataOutputStream, without saving the meta-data.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dos - The DataOutputStream to write to
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the row was written successfuly, false if something went wrong.
    
    Throws:
    
    KettleFileException
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r,
                   int[] fieldnrs,
                   boolean[] ascending)
```
    Compare 2 rows with each other using certain values in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to compare with
    
    fieldnrs - The indexes of the values to compare
    
    ascending - an entry for each value to compare where true means and normal compare, false the reverse.
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 if the row is smaller, 0 if they are equal and 1 if the row is larger.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r,
                   int[] fieldnrs,
                   boolean[] ascending,
                   boolean[] caseInsensitive)
```
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r,
                   int[] fieldnrs1,
                   int[] fieldnrs2,
                   boolean[] ascending,
                   boolean[] caseInsensitive)
```
    Compare 2 rows with each other using certain values in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to compare with
    
    fieldnrs - The indexes of the values to compare in the source row (this)
    
    fieldnrs2 - The indexes of the values to compare with.
    
    ascending - an entry for each value to compare where true means and normal compare, false the reverse.
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 if the row is smaller, 0 if they are equal and 1 if the row is larger.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r,
                   int fieldnr,
                   boolean sort_desc)
```
    Compare 2 rows with each other using one value in the rows and also considering an ascending clause.
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - The row to compare with
    
    fieldnr - The indexe of the values to compare
    
    sort_desc - true means and normal compare, false the reverse.
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 if the row is smaller, 0 if they are equal and 1 if the row is larger.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r)
```
    Compare 2 complete rows of values with each other. Strings are compared in a case insensitive way
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - the row to compare with
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 if the row is smaller, 0 if both rows are equal, 1 if the row is larger.
  - compare
```
public int compare(Row r,
                   boolean caseInsensitive)
```
    Compare 2 complete rows of values with each other
    
    Parameters:
    
    r - the row to compare with
    
    Returns:
    
    -1 if the row is smaller, 0 if both rows are equal, 1 if the row is larger.
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(Row obj)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<Row>
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object r)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - Clone
```
public Row Clone()
```
    Returns an exact copy of this row. On purpose not the real clone() method (notice the uppercase 'C') because of (rhino) javascript problems with it.
    
    Returns:
    
    an exact copy of this row
  - isEmpty
```
public boolean isEmpty()
```
    Checks whether or not the row is empty A row is empty if all the values in the row are null A row is empty if there are no values in the row.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the row is considered empty, false if the row is not empty.
  - getFieldNames
```
public String[] getFieldNames()
```
    Get an array of the names of all the Values in the Row.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of Strings: the names of all the Values in the Row.
  - getFieldNamesAndTypes
```
public String[] getFieldNamesAndTypes(int maxlen)
```
    Get an array of strings showing the name of the values in the row padded to a maximum length, followed by the types of the values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    maxlen - The length to which the name will be padded.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of strings: the names and the types of the fieldnames in the row.
  - getBoolean
```
public boolean getBoolean(String valuename,
                          boolean def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The boolean representation of the value found or the default
  - getString
```
public String getString(String valuename,
                        String def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The String representation of the value found or the default
  - getDate
```
public Date getDate(String valuename,
                    Date def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The Date representation of the value found or the default
  - getNumber
```
public double getNumber(String valuename,
                        double def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The double representation of the value found or the default
  - getInteger
```
public long getInteger(String valuename,
                       long def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The long integer representation of the value found or the default
  - getShort
```
public long getShort(String valuename,
                     int def)
```
    Search for a value, if it doesn't occur in the row, return the default value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valuename - The valuename to look for
    
    def - The default value to return
    
    Returns:
    
    The short integer representation of the value found or the default
  - getXML
```
public String getXML()
```
    Return the XML representation of a row.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getXML in interface XMLInterface
    
    Returns:
    
    The XML representation of this row
  - sortRows
```
public static final void sortRows(List<Row> rows,
                                  int[] fieldNrs,
                                  boolean[] ascDesc)
```
  - extractData
```
public static final byte[] extractData(Row row)
```
  - getRow
```
public static final Row getRow(byte[] data,
                               Row metadata)
```
  - getUsedValueListeners
```
public List<ValueUsedListener> getUsedValueListeners()
```
    Returns:
    
    the usedValueListeners
  - setUsedValueListeners
```
public void setUsedValueListeners(List<ValueUsedListener> usedValueListeners)
```
    Parameters:
    
    usedValueListeners - the usedValueListeners to set

Class Row

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

XML_TAG

serialVersionUID

Constructor Detail

Row

Row

Row

Row

Row

Row

Method Detail

getValue

addValue

setValue

addValue

add

get

remove

removeValue

removeValue

clear

addRow

mergeRow

mergeData

searchValueIndex

searchValue

size

print

toString

toStringMeta

setIgnore

setIgnore

isIgnored

write

writeData

compare

compare

compare

compare

compare

compare

compareTo

equals

hashCode

Clone

isEmpty

getFieldNames

getFieldNamesAndTypes

getBoolean

getString

getDate

getNumber

getInteger

getShort

getXML

sortRows

extractData

getRow

getUsedValueListeners

setUsedValueListeners