org.xBaseJ.fields
Class LogicalField

java.lang.Object
  org.xBaseJ.fields.Field
      org.xBaseJ.fields.LogicalField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Externalizable, Serializable

public class LogicalField

extends Field

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static byte	BYTEFALSE
static byte	BYTETRUE

Fields inherited from class org.xBaseJ.fields.Field

buffer, bytebuffer, Deleted, Length, myoffset, Name, otherValidCharacters

Constructor Summary

LogicalField()

LogicalField(String iName)
public method for creating a LogicalField object.

LogicalField(String iName, java.nio.ByteBuffer inBuffer)

Method Summary

Object	clone()
boolean	getBoolean() returns true or false
char	getChar() returns T for true and F for false
char	getType() return the character 'L' indicating a logical Field
void	put(boolean inValue) allows input true or false
void	put(char inValue) allows input of Y, y, T, t and 1 for true, N, n, F, f, and 0 for false
void	put(String inValue) allows input of Y, y, T, t and 1 for true, N, n, F, f, and 0 for false

Methods inherited from class org.xBaseJ.fields.Field

get, getBytes, getDecimalPositionCount, getLength, getName, put, read, readExternal, setBuffer, setBufferSpace, setField, update, write, writeExternal

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BYTETRUE

public static final byte BYTETRUE

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Constant Field Values

BYTEFALSE

public static final byte BYTEFALSE

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

LogicalField

public LogicalField()

LogicalField

public LogicalField(String iName,
                    java.nio.ByteBuffer inBuffer)
             throws xBaseJException

LogicalField

public LogicalField(String iName)
             throws xBaseJException,
                    IOException

public method for creating a LogicalField object. It is not associated with a database but can be when used with some DBF methods.

Parameters:

iName - the name of the field

Throws:

xBaseJException - exception caused in calling methods

IOException - can not occur but defined for calling methods

See Also:

Field

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()
             throws CloneNotSupportedException

Overrides:

clone in class Field

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

getType

public char getType()

return the character 'L' indicating a logical Field

Overrides:

getType in class Field

Returns:

char field type

put

public void put(String inValue)
         throws xBaseJException

allows input of Y, y, T, t and 1 for true, N, n, F, f, and 0 for false

Overrides:

put in class Field

Parameters:

inValue - value to set

Throws:

xBaseJException - most likely a format exception

put

public void put(char inValue)
         throws xBaseJException

allows input of Y, y, T, t and 1 for true, N, n, F, f, and 0 for false

Throws:

xBaseJException - most likely a format exception

put

public void put(boolean inValue)

allows input true or false

getChar

public char getChar()

returns T for true and F for false

getBoolean

public boolean getBoolean()

returns true or false