org.maverickdbms.basic.string
Class ReferenceString

java.lang.Object
  org.maverickdbms.basic.ConstantString
      org.maverickdbms.basic.string.ReferenceString

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class ReferenceString

extends ConstantString

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.maverickdbms.basic.ConstantString

AM, EMPTY, FM, IM, LINE_SEPARATOR, MAX_RAISE_DELIMITER, MIN_RAISE_DELIMITER, ONE, RETURN_ELSE, RETURN_SUCCESS, RM, SM, SPACE, TM, VM, ZERO

Constructor Summary

ReferenceString(ConstantString mvs, int s, int len)

Method Summary

char	charAt(int index) Returns the character at the specified index.
int	compareTo(ConstantString a) Compares two strings lexicographically
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Determines whether the object is equal to the string
java.math.BigDecimal	getBigDecimal() Returns a BigDecimal representation of the string.
void	getChars(int srcstart, int srcend, char[] dest, int deststart) Copies the specified index from the string into the destination character array.
double	getDouble() Returns a double representation of the string.
int	indexOf(char c, int start2)
int	intValue() Returns the integer value of the string
boolean	isIntegral()
boolean	isNumeric()
int	length() Returns the length of the string
long	longValue() Returns the integer value of the string
java.lang.String	toString() The standard toString method for the object

Methods inherited from class org.maverickdbms.basic.ConstantString

ALPHA, AND, ASCII, CAT, CHANGE, CHAR, compareTo, CONVERT, COUNT, DCOUNT, DELETE, DOWNCASE, DQUOTE, DTX, EBCDIC, EQ, EREPLACE, eval, EXTRACT, FIELD, findLength, findPosition, GE, getReferenceString, GT, INDEX, INSERT, LE, LEN, LOCATEI, LOCATEP, LOWER, LT, MATCH, NOT, NUM, OR, RAISE, REPLACE, SELECT, SEQ, SPACE, SQUOTE, STR, SUM, TRIM, UPCASE, XTD

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReferenceString

public ReferenceString(ConstantString mvs,
                       int s,
                       int len)

Method Detail

charAt

public char charAt(int index)

Returns the character at the specified index.

Specified by:

charAt in class ConstantString

Parameters:

index - position of char within the string

Returns:

the character.

compareTo

public int compareTo(ConstantString a)

Description copied from class: ConstantString

Compares two strings lexicographically

Specified by:

compareTo in class ConstantString

Parameters:

a - string to compare

Returns:

0 if equals -ve if less than argument +ve if greater than arg

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Determines whether the object is equal to the string

Specified by:

equals in class ConstantString

Parameters:

o - the object to be compared

indexOf

public int indexOf(char c,
                   int start2)

Specified by:

indexOf in class ConstantString

getChars

public void getChars(int srcstart,
                     int srcend,
                     char[] dest,
                     int deststart)

Copies the specified index from the string into the destination character array.

Specified by:

getChars in class ConstantString

Parameters:

srcstart - starting postion in the source string.

srcend - ending index + 1 of characters to be copied from source.

dest - the destination character array

deststart - starting position in the destination array.

getDouble

public double getDouble()

Description copied from class: ConstantString

Returns a double representation of the string. If the value is non-numeric zero is returned.

Specified by:

getDouble in class ConstantString

Returns:

the double

isIntegral

public boolean isIntegral()

Specified by:

isIntegral in class ConstantString

isNumeric

public boolean isNumeric()

Specified by:

isNumeric in class ConstantString

length

public int length()

Returns the length of the string

Specified by:

length in class ConstantString

Returns:

the length

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: ConstantString

The standard toString method for the object

Specified by:

toString in class ConstantString

Returns:

a java.lang.String representation of the object

intValue

public int intValue()

Description copied from class: ConstantString

Returns the integer value of the string

Specified by:

intValue in class ConstantString

Returns:

the integer value.

getBigDecimal

public java.math.BigDecimal getBigDecimal()

Description copied from class: ConstantString

Returns a BigDecimal representation of the string.

Specified by:

getBigDecimal in class ConstantString

Returns:

the BigDecimal

longValue

public long longValue()

Description copied from class: ConstantString

Returns the integer value of the string

Specified by:

longValue in class ConstantString

Returns:

the integer value.