net.ponder2.objects
Class P2String

java.lang.Object
  net.ponder2.objects.P2Object
      net.ponder2.objects.P2String

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, P2Serializable, ManagedObject, Ponder2Message

public class P2String
extends P2Object
implements ManagedObject

TODO Description

Version:

$Id:$

Author:

Kevin Twidle

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

P2String()
constructor for Ponder2 serialisation

P2String(java.lang.String value)
Creates a string with an initial value

Method Summary

java.lang.String	add(java.lang.String aString) Answers this string and aString concatenated together
boolean	asBoolean() Returns itself as a boolean
java.math.BigDecimal	asNumber() Returns itself as a BigDecimal number
P2Object	asObject() Answers the managed object referred to by the pathname in the receiver
java.lang.String	asString() Returns itself
P2XML	asXML() Answers an XML representation of the receiver
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
boolean	equals(java.lang.String aString) Answers true if this string and aString are the same
int	hashCode()
boolean	isEmpty() Answers true if this string is the empty string
boolean	nequals(java.lang.String aString) Answers true if this string and aString are different
P2Object	readXml(com.twicom.qdparser.TaggedElement xml, java.util.Map<java.lang.Integer,P2Serializable> read)
java.lang.String	times(int aNumber) Answers aNumber copies of the original string concatenated together
java.lang.String	toString()
com.twicom.qdparser.TaggedElement	writeXml(java.util.Set<P2Object> written)

Methods inherited from class net.ponder2.objects.P2Object

asArray, asBlock, asClass, asDouble, asFloat, asHash, asInteger, asLong, asP2Array, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, create, fromXml, getManagedObject, getOID, getSMC, operation, operation, setSMC

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

P2String

public P2String()

constructor for Ponder2 serialisation

P2String

public P2String(java.lang.String value)

Creates a string with an initial value

Parameters:

value - the initial value for this string

Method Detail

asString

public java.lang.String asString()
                          throws Ponder2ArgumentException

Returns itself

Overrides:

asString in class P2Object

Returns:

the string itself

Throws:

Ponder2ArgumentException

asBoolean

public boolean asBoolean()
                  throws Ponder2ArgumentException

Description copied from class: P2Object

Returns itself as a boolean

Overrides:

asBoolean in class P2Object

Returns:

the boolean value

Throws:

Ponder2ArgumentException

asNumber

public java.math.BigDecimal asNumber()
                              throws Ponder2ArgumentException

Description copied from class: P2Object

Returns itself as a BigDecimal number

Overrides:

asNumber in class P2Object

Returns:

the BigDecimal value

Throws:

Ponder2ArgumentException

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Answers true if this string is the empty string

Returns:

true is this string is empty

add

public java.lang.String add(java.lang.String aString)

Answers this string and aString concatenated together

Parameters:

aString - the string to be concatenated after this

Returns:

this + aString

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.String aString)

Answers true if this string and aString are the same

Parameters:

aString - the string to be compared with

Returns:

this == aString

nequals

public boolean nequals(java.lang.String aString)

Answers true if this string and aString are different

Parameters:

aString - the string to be compared with

Returns:

this != aString

times

public java.lang.String times(int aNumber)

Answers aNumber copies of the original string concatenated together

Parameters:

aNumber - the number of copies required

Returns:

this string as aNumber copies

asXML

public P2XML asXML()
            throws Ponder2ArgumentException

Answers an XML representation of the receiver

Returns:

the string as an XML structure

Throws:

Ponder2ArgumentException

asObject

public P2Object asObject()
                  throws Ponder2Exception

Answers the managed object referred to by the pathname in the receiver

Returns:

the object found by using this as a pathname

Throws:

Ponder2Exception

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

writeXml

public com.twicom.qdparser.TaggedElement writeXml(java.util.Set<P2Object> written)
                                           throws Ponder2OperationException

Specified by:

writeXml in interface P2Serializable

Overrides:

writeXml in class P2Object

Throws:

Ponder2OperationException

readXml

public P2Object readXml(com.twicom.qdparser.TaggedElement xml,
                        java.util.Map<java.lang.Integer,P2Serializable> read)

Specified by:

readXml in interface P2Serializable

Specified by:

readXml in class P2Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object