com.espertech.esper.util

Interface SimpleTypeCaster

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleTypeCasterAnyType, SimpleTypeCasterFactory.CharacterCaster

public interface SimpleTypeCaster

Interface for casting.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	cast(java.lang.Object object) Casts an object to another type, typically for numeric types.
CodegenExpression	codegen(CodegenExpression input, java.lang.Class inputType, CodegenMethodScope codegenMethodScope, CodegenClassScope codegenClassScope)
boolean	isNumericCast() Returns true to indicate that the cast target type is numeric.

Method Detail

cast

java.lang.Object cast(java.lang.Object object)

Casts an object to another type, typically for numeric types.

May performs a compatibility check and returns null if not compatible.

Parameters:

object - to cast

Returns:

casted or transformed object, possibly the same, or null if the cast cannot be made

isNumericCast

boolean isNumericCast()

Returns true to indicate that the cast target type is numeric.

Returns:

true for numeric cast

codegen

CodegenExpression codegen(CodegenExpression input,
                          java.lang.Class inputType,
                          CodegenMethodScope codegenMethodScope,
                          CodegenClassScope codegenClassScope)