BaseDataType (Yamcs :: XTCE 5.4.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.yamcs.xtce.NameDescription
- - org.yamcs.xtce.BaseDataType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, DataType

Direct Known Subclasses:

BaseTimeDataType, BinaryDataType, BooleanDataType, EnumeratedDataType, NumericDataType, StringDataType
```
public abstract class BaseDataType
extends NameDescription
implements DataType
```
Base class for all simple XTCE types - tha is all types except AggregateDataType and ArrayDataType

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class BaseDataType.Builder<T extends BaseDataType.Builder<T>>

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected DataEncoding encoding
- Fields inherited from class org.yamcs.xtce.NameDescription
  ancillaryData, name, PATH_SEPARATOR, qualifiedName, xtceAliasSet

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected BaseDataType(BaseDataType t)
creates a shallow copy of t

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`DataEncoding`	`getEncoding()`
`List<UnitType>`	`getUnitSet()`
`abstract Object`	`parseString(String stringValue)`	Used to parse string such as an initial value
`Object`	`parseStringForRawValue(String stringValue)`
`protected abstract void`	`setInitialValue(Object initialValue)`
`protected void`	`setInitialValue(BaseDataType.Builder<?> builder)`
`String`	`toString(Object o)`	Converts a value to a string.

Methods inherited from class org.yamcs.xtce.NameDescription
addAlias, addAliases, addAncillaryData, getAlias, getAliasSet, getAncillaryData, getLongDescription, getName, getName, getOpsName, getQualifiedName, getShortDescription, getSubsystemName, getSubsystemName, setAliasSet, setAncillaryData, setLongDescription, setName, setQualifiedName, setShortDescription

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

Methods inherited from interface org.yamcs.xtce.DataType
getInitialValue, getLongDescription, getName, getShortDescription, getTypeAsString, getValueType

- Field Detail
  - encoding
```
protected DataEncoding encoding
```
- Constructor Detail
  - BaseDataType
```
protected BaseDataType(BaseDataType t)
```
    creates a shallow copy of t
    
    Parameters:
    
    t -
- Method Detail
  - getEncoding
```
public DataEncoding getEncoding()
```
  - getUnitSet
```
public List<UnitType> getUnitSet()
```
  - setInitialValue
```
protected void setInitialValue(BaseDataType.Builder<?> builder)
```
  - setInitialValue
```
protected abstract void setInitialValue(Object initialValue)
```
  - parseString
```
public abstract Object parseString(String stringValue)
```
    Used to parse string such as an initial value
    
    Specified by:
    
    parseString in interface DataType
    
    Parameters:
    
    stringValue -
    
    Returns:
  - toString
```
public String toString(Object o)
```
    Description copied from interface: DataType
    
    Converts a value to a string. This should be the reverse of DataType.parseString(String).
    
    Specified by:
    
    toString in interface DataType
    
    Returns:
  - parseStringForRawValue
```
public Object parseStringForRawValue(String stringValue)
```