prefuse.data.parser

Interface DataParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanParser, ByteParser, ColorIntParser, DateParser, DateTimeParser, DoubleArrayParser, DoubleParser, FloatArrayParser, FloatParser, IntArrayParser, IntParser, LongArrayParser, LongParser, ObjectParser, StringParser, TimeParser

public interface DataParser

Interface for data parsers, which parse data values from text Strings and generated formatted text Strings for data values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canParse(java.lang.String text) Indicates if the given text string can be successfully parsed by this parser.
java.lang.String	format(java.lang.Object value) Get a String representation for the given value.
java.lang.Class	getType() Get the data type for the values parsed by this parser.
java.lang.Object	parse(java.lang.String text) Parse the given text string to a data value.

Method Detail

getType

java.lang.Class getType()

Get the data type for the values parsed by this parser.

Returns:

the parsed data type for this parser as a Java Class instance

format

java.lang.String format(java.lang.Object value)

Get a String representation for the given value.

Parameters:

value - the object value to format

Returns:

a formatted String representing the input value

canParse

boolean canParse(java.lang.String text)

Indicates if the given text string can be successfully parsed by this parser.

Parameters:

text - the text string to check for parsability

Returns:

true if the string can be successfully parsed into this parser's data type, false otherwise

parse

java.lang.Object parse(java.lang.String text)
                throws DataParseException

Parse the given text string to a data value.

Parameters:

text - the text string to parse

Returns:

the parsed data value, which will be an instance of the Class returned by the getType() method

Throws:

DataParseException - if an error occurs during parsing