org.axiondb.types

Class BigIntType

public class BigIntType extends BaseNumberDataType

A DataTyperepresenting a long value.

Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2005/11/03 01:26:57 $

Author: Rodney Waldhoff Ahimanikya Satapathy Jonathan Giron

Constructor Summary
	BigIntType()

Method Summary
boolean	accepts(Object value) Returns `true` iff value is `String` that can be `converted`without exception, `null`, or a `Number Number`.
int	compare(Object a, Object b)
Object	convert(Object value) Returns an `Long` converted from the given value , or throws IllegalArgumentExceptionif the given value isn't `acceptable`.
int	getColumnDisplaySize()
protected Comparator	getComparator()
int	getJdbcType()
int	getPrecision()
String	getPreferredValueClassName()
DataType	makeNewInstance()
Object	read(DataInput in)
Object	successor(Object value)
String	toString()
void	write(Object value, DataOutput out) Writes the given value to the given `DataOutput`.

Method Detail

accepts

public boolean accepts(Object value)

Returns true iff value is String that can be convertedwithout exception, null, or a Number Number.

convert

public Object convert(Object value)

Returns an Long converted from the given value , or throws IllegalArgumentExceptionif the given value isn't acceptable.

getPreferredValueClassName

public String getPreferredValueClassName()

write

public void write(Object value, DataOutput out)

Writes the given value to the given DataOutput. Null values are written as Long.MIN_VALUE, false.Long.MIN_VALUE values are written as Long.MIN_VALUE,true. All other values are written directly.

Parameters: value the value to write, which must be acceptable