Package dev.enola.datatype

Interface Datatype<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DatatypeThing, ImmutableDatatype

@Immutable
public interface Datatype<T>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DatatypeBuilder<T>	child()
String	iri()	IRI of this datatype.
Optional<Class<T>>	javaType()	Type in Java.
Optional<Pattern>	pattern()	Regular Expression Pattern which text of this datatype matches.
ObjectToStringBiConverter<T>	stringConverter()	Converter from/to T <=> text.
default ObjectToStringBiConverter<Object>	stringConverterFromObject()	Converter from/to Object (expected to be of T) <==> text.

Method Details

iri

String iri()

IRI of this datatype. Always present, never null or empty.

pattern

Optional<Pattern> pattern()

Regular Expression Pattern which text of this datatype matches.

stringConverter

ObjectToStringBiConverter<T> stringConverter()

Converter from/to T <=> text.

stringConverterFromObject

default ObjectToStringBiConverter<Object> stringConverterFromObject()

Converter from/to Object (expected to be of T) <==> text. Just for convenience.

javaType

Optional<Class<T>> javaType()

Type in Java.

Returns:

Java Type of this datatype, if any. (It may be unknown or N/A.)

child

DatatypeBuilder<T> child()