Package adams.data.conversion

Class FieldToString

java.lang.Object

adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

adams.core.logging.CustomLoggingLevelObject

adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversionToString

adams.data.conversion.FieldToString

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdditionalInformationHandler, CleanUpHandler, Destroyable, GlobalInfoSupporter, LoggingLevelHandler, LoggingSupporter, OptionHandler, QuickInfoSupporter, ShallowCopySupporter<AbstractConversion>, SizeOfHandler, Stoppable, Conversion, ConversionToString, Serializable

public class FieldToString
extends AbstractConversionToString

Turns a Field object into a String.

Valid options are:

-D <int> (property: debugLevel)
    The greater the number the more additional info the scheme may output to
    the console (0 = off).
    default: 0
    minimum: 0
 

-append-data-type (property: appendDataType)
    If enabled, the data type is appended as well.
 

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected boolean	m_AppendDataType	whether to output the data type as well.

Fields inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

m_Input, m_Output, m_Owner, m_Stopped

Fields inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

m_OptionManager

Fields inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

m_Logger, m_LoggingIsEnabled, m_LoggingLevel

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
FieldToString()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class	accepts()	Returns the class that is accepted as input.
String	appendDataTypeTipText()	Returns the tip text for this property.
void	defineOptions()	Adds options to the internal list of options.
protected Object	doConvert()	Performs the actual conversion.
boolean	getAppendDataType()	Returns whether to append the data type.
String	globalInfo()	Returns a string describing the object.
void	setAppendDataType(boolean value)	Sets whether to append the data type.

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversionToString

generates

Methods inherited from class adams.data.conversion.AbstractConversion

checkData, cleanUp, convert, getAdditionalInformation, getInput, getInput, getOutput, getOutput, getOwner, getQuickInfo, reset, setInput, setOwner, shallowCopy, shallowCopy, stopExecution

Methods inherited from class adams.core.option.AbstractOptionHandler

cleanUpOptions, destroy, finishInit, getDefaultLoggingLevel, getOptionManager, initialize, loggingLevelTipText, newOptionManager, setLoggingLevel, toCommandLine, toString

Methods inherited from class adams.core.logging.LoggingObject

configureLogger, getLogger, getLoggingLevel, initializeLogging, isLoggingEnabled, sizeOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.CleanUpHandler

cleanUp

Methods inherited from interface adams.data.conversion.Conversion

convert, getInput, getInput, getOutput, getOutput, getOwner, setInput, setOwner

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.logging.LoggingLevelHandler

getLoggingLevel

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.QuickInfoSupporter

getQuickInfo

Methods inherited from interface adams.core.Stoppable

stopExecution

Field Detail

m_AppendDataType

protected boolean m_AppendDataType

whether to output the data type as well.

Constructor Detail

FieldToString

public FieldToString()

Method Detail

globalInfo

public String globalInfo()

Returns a string describing the object.

Specified by:

globalInfo in interface GlobalInfoSupporter

Specified by:

globalInfo in class AbstractOptionHandler

Returns:

a description suitable for displaying in the gui

defineOptions

public void defineOptions()

Adds options to the internal list of options.

Specified by:

defineOptions in interface OptionHandler

Overrides:

defineOptions in class AbstractOptionHandler

setAppendDataType

public void setAppendDataType(boolean value)

Sets whether to append the data type.

Parameters:

value - if true then the data type is appended

getAppendDataType

public boolean getAppendDataType()

Returns whether to append the data type.

Returns:

true if the data type is appended

appendDataTypeTipText

public String appendDataTypeTipText()

Returns the tip text for this property.

Returns:

tip text for this property suitable for displaying in the GUI or for listing the options.

accepts

public Class accepts()

Returns the class that is accepted as input.

Specified by:

accepts in interface Conversion

Specified by:

accepts in class AbstractConversion

Returns:

the class

doConvert

protected Object doConvert()
                    throws Exception

Performs the actual conversion.

Specified by:

doConvert in class AbstractConversion

Returns:

the converted data

Throws:

Exception - if something goes wrong with the conversion