org.axiondb.types

Class ShortType

public class ShortType extends BaseNumberDataType

A DataTyperepresenting a short value.

Version: $Revision: 1.10 $ $Date: 2005/05/02 22:29:40 $

Author: Rodney Waldhoff Jonathan Giron

Constructor Summary
	ShortType()

Method Summary
int	compare(Object a, Object b)
Object	convert(Object value) Returns an `Short` 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

convert

public Object convert(Object value)

Returns an Short 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 Short.MIN_VALUE, false.Short.MIN_VALUE values are written as Short.MIN_VALUE,true. All other values are written directly.

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