DataType (Yamcs :: XTCE 5.4.2 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

ArgumentType, NumericParameterType, ParameterType

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsoluteTimeArgumentType, AbsoluteTimeDataType, AbsoluteTimeParameterType, AggregateArgumentType, AggregateDataType, AggregateParameterType, ArrayArgumentType, ArrayDataType, ArrayParameterType, BaseDataType, BaseTimeDataType, BinaryArgumentType, BinaryDataType, BinaryParameterType, BooleanArgumentType, BooleanDataType, BooleanParameterType, EnumeratedArgumentType, EnumeratedDataType, EnumeratedParameterType, FloatArgumentType, FloatDataType, FloatParameterType, IntegerArgumentType, IntegerDataType, IntegerParameterType, NumericDataType, StringArgumentType, StringDataType, StringParameterType
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public interface DataType
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Interface for all XTCE data types.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface DataType.Builder<T extends DataType.Builder<T>>

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`getInitialValue()`	Get the initial value if any
`String`	`getLongDescription()`
`String`	`getName()`
`String`	`getShortDescription()`
`String`	`getTypeAsString()`	String which represents the type.
`Yamcs.Value.Type`	`getValueType()`	Return the expected Value type of an engineering value conforming to this XTCE data type
`Object`	`parseString(String v)`	Parse a value represented as string
`String`	`toString(Object v)`	Converts a value to a string.

- Method Detail
  - getTypeAsString
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String getTypeAsString()
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    String which represents the type. This string will be presented to the users of the system.
    
    Returns:
  - getName
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String getName()
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    Returns:
    
    the name of the type
  - parseString
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Object parseString(String v)
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    Parse a value represented as string
    
    Parameters:
    
    v -
    
    Returns:
  - toString
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String toString(Object v)
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    Converts a value to a string. This should be the reverse of parseString(String).
    
    Parameters:
    
    v -
    
    Returns:
  - getInitialValue
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Object getInitialValue()
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    Get the initial value if any
    
    Returns:
  - getValueType
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Yamcs.Value.Type getValueType()
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    Return the expected Value type of an engineering value conforming to this XTCE data type
    
    Returns:
  - getShortDescription
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String getShortDescription()
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  - getLongDescription
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String getLongDescription()
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