com.apama.event.parser
Class FloatFieldType

java.lang.Object
  com.apama.event.parser.FieldType<java.lang.Double>
      com.apama.event.parser.FloatFieldType

public class FloatFieldType
extends FieldType<java.lang.Double>

Represents the Apama float type, for which values are specified as Double objects.

This class cannot be instantiated explicitly, but should be referenced using FieldTypes.FLOAT.

Field Summary

static FloatFieldType

TYPE Singleton instance of this type.

Method Summary

void	assertAssignable(java.lang.Object c, java.lang.String fieldName) This method is intended for internal use only and may be removed at any time - do not use.
java.lang.Double	parse(java.lang.String value) Convert a value of this type from the format used in Apama event strings, into a Double object.

Methods inherited from class com.apama.event.parser.FieldType

format, getName, getTypeClass, newField, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TYPE

public static final FloatFieldType TYPE

Singleton instance of this type.

Method Detail

assertAssignable

public void assertAssignable(java.lang.Object c,
                             java.lang.String fieldName)

Description copied from class: FieldType

This method is intended for internal use only and may be removed at any time - do not use.

Specified by:

assertAssignable in class FieldType<java.lang.Double>

parse

public java.lang.Double parse(java.lang.String value)
                       throws ParserRuntimeException

Convert a value of this type from the format used in Apama event strings, into a Double object.

Overrides:

parse in class FieldType<java.lang.Double>

Parameters:

value - the value to parse.

Returns:

an object specifying the value of the string that was parsed.

Throws:

ParserRuntimeException - If the specified value string cannot be parsed.