com.bc.ceres.binding

Class ValueSet

java.lang.Object

com.bc.ceres.binding.ValueSet

public class ValueSet
extends Object

A set of values allowed to be assigned to certain types of values. This set can be a property of a PropertyDescriptor.

Since:

0.6

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValueSet(Object[] items)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	contains(Object value)
Object[]	getItems()
static ValueSet	parseValueSet(String[] valueStrings, Converter itemConverter) Converts a string array into a value set.
static ValueSet	parseValueSet(String text, Class<?> itemType) Converts a comma-separated text string into a value set.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ValueSet

public ValueSet(Object[] items)

Method Detail

getItems

public Object[] getItems()

contains

public boolean contains(Object value)

parseValueSet

public static ValueSet parseValueSet(String text,
                                     Class<?> itemType)
                              throws IllegalArgumentException

Converts a comma-separated text string into a value set.

Parameters:

text - The textual representation of the value set. Commas in values must be escaped using UNICODE character encoding.

itemType - The type of the value set's items.

Returns:

The value set.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the text has an invalid format.

parseValueSet

public static ValueSet parseValueSet(String[] valueStrings,
                                     Converter itemConverter)
                              throws ConversionException

Converts a string array into a value set.

Parameters:

valueStrings - The textual representation of the items of the value set.

itemConverter - The converter to be used for the item conversion.

Returns:

The value set.

Throws:

ConversionException - If the conversion of one of the items fails.