ariba.util.core
Class Constants

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.core.Constants

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Externalizable, java.io.Serializable

public class Constants
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Externalizable

Constants for well known values

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	AribaDateType String constant for ariba.util.core.Date
static java.lang.String	BigDecimalType String constant for java.math.BigDecimal
static Constants	BlobNull
static java.lang.String	BlobType String constant for ariba.util.Blob
static java.lang.String	BooleanPrimitiveType String constant for char
static java.lang.String	BooleanType String constant for java.lang.Boolean
static java.lang.String	BytePrimitiveType String constant for byte
static java.lang.String	CharPrimitiveType String constant for char
static Constants	DateNull
static Constants	DoubleNull
static java.lang.String	DoublePrimitiveType String constant for double
static java.lang.String	DoubleType String constant for java.lang.Double
static java.lang.Object[]	EmptyArray Public constant for an empty array.
static java.lang.String	EmptyString Public constant for an empty string
static java.lang.String	FileType String constant for java.io.File
static java.lang.String	FloatPrimitiveType String constant for float
static java.lang.String	FloatType String constant for java.lang.Float
static boolean	Horizontally
static java.lang.String	IntArrayType String constant for [I (jni)
static java.lang.String	IntegerArrayType String constant for [Ljava.lang.Integer (jni)
static Constants	IntegerNull
static java.lang.String	IntegerType String constant for java.lang.Integer
static java.lang.String	IntPrimitiveType String constant for int
static java.lang.String	JavaArrayAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaBooleanAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaByteAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaCharAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaDateType String constant for java.util.Date
static java.lang.String	JavaDoubleAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaFloatAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaIntAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaLongAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaObjectAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	JavaShortAbbreviation
static java.lang.String	KeyConfigDirectoryProperty
static java.lang.String	KeySystemDirectoryProperty
static java.lang.String	KeyTempDirectoryProperty
static java.lang.String	ListType String constant for java.util.List
static Constants	LongNull
static java.lang.String	LongPrimitiveType String constant for long
static java.lang.String	LongType String constant for java.lang.Long
static java.lang.String	MapType String constant for java.util.Map
static java.lang.Integer	MinusOneInteger Public constant for Integer(-1) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Long	MinusOneLong Public constant for Long(-1) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Object	NullObject Public constant for Object()
static Constants	NumberNull
static java.lang.String	NumberType String constant for java.lang.Number
static java.lang.String	ObjectType String constant for java.lang.Object
static java.math.BigDecimal	OneBigDecimal Public constant for BigDecimal(1.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.math.BigDecimal	OneHundredBigDecimal Public constant for BigDecimal(100.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Integer	OneInteger Public constant for Integer(1) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Long	OneLong Public constant for Long(1) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.String	ShortPrimitiveType String constant for int
static java.lang.String	SQL_ERROR
static java.lang.String	SQLDateType String constant for java.sql.Date
static java.lang.String	StringBufferType String constant for java.lang.StringBuffer
static java.lang.String	StringNull Null String object.
static Constants	StringNullConstant
static int	StringNullId leave this decl first.
static java.lang.String	StringType String constant for java.lang.String
static int	Success Where applicable some functions use the Success int constant return value.
static java.lang.Integer	SuccessInteger Where applicable some functions use the Success Integer constant return value.
static java.math.BigDecimal	TenBigDecimal Public constant for BigDecimal(10.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.String	TimestampType String constant for java.sql.Timestamp
static java.lang.String	URLType String constant for java.net.URL
static boolean	Vertically
static java.math.BigDecimal	ZeroBigDecimal Public constant for BigDecimal(0.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Double	ZeroDouble Public constant for Double(0.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Float	ZeroFloat Public constant for Float(0.0) to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Integer	ZeroInteger Public constant for Integer(0 to avoid object allocation
static java.lang.Long	ZeroLong Public constant for Long(0) to avoid object allocation

Constructor Summary

Constants()
Implementation of Externalizable interface.

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object	constantForId(int i)
static java.lang.Boolean	getBoolean(boolean b) Helper function to generate Booleans without excess memory allocation.
static java.lang.Boolean	getBoolean(java.lang.String s) Parse a string into a Boolean.
static java.lang.String	getDefaultConfigDir() The only other class that should this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getConfigDirectoryString()
static java.lang.String	getDefaultSystemDir() The only other class that should this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getSystemDirectoryString()
static java.lang.String	getDefaultTempDirectory() The only other class that should use this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getLocalTempDirectoryString()
int	getId()
static java.lang.Integer	getInteger(int i) Helper function to generate Integers without excess memory allocation.
static java.lang.Long	getLong(long l) Helper function to create Long objects.
static java.io.File	getTempDirectory() Deprecated. use SystemUtil.getLocalTempDirectory
void	readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput input) Implementation of Externalizable interface.
void	writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput output) Implementation of Externalizable interface.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

StringNullId

public static final int StringNullId

leave this decl first. Otherwise strange things may happen.

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Constant Field Values

Horizontally

public static final boolean Horizontally

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Vertically

public static final boolean Vertically

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NumberNull

public static final Constants NumberNull

StringNull

public static final java.lang.String StringNull

Null String object. It would be nice to use new String to guarantee a unique new object, but that gives us a tricky initialization ordering problem. So just make the string weird.

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Constant Field Values

StringNullConstant

public static final Constants StringNullConstant

DateNull

public static final Constants DateNull

IntegerNull

public static final Constants IntegerNull

DoubleNull

public static final Constants DoubleNull

BlobNull

public static final Constants BlobNull

LongNull

public static final Constants LongNull

ObjectType

public static final java.lang.String ObjectType

String constant for java.lang.Object

StringType

public static final java.lang.String StringType

String constant for java.lang.String

BooleanType

public static final java.lang.String BooleanType

String constant for java.lang.Boolean

IntegerType

public static final java.lang.String IntegerType

String constant for java.lang.Integer

LongType

public static final java.lang.String LongType

String constant for java.lang.Long

FloatType

public static final java.lang.String FloatType

String constant for java.lang.Float

DoubleType

public static final java.lang.String DoubleType

String constant for java.lang.Double

NumberType

public static final java.lang.String NumberType

String constant for java.lang.Number

BigDecimalType

public static final java.lang.String BigDecimalType

String constant for java.math.BigDecimal

JavaDateType

public static final java.lang.String JavaDateType

String constant for java.util.Date

SQLDateType

public static final java.lang.String SQLDateType

String constant for java.sql.Date

TimestampType

public static final java.lang.String TimestampType

String constant for java.sql.Timestamp

AribaDateType

public static final java.lang.String AribaDateType

String constant for ariba.util.core.Date

BlobType

public static final java.lang.String BlobType

String constant for ariba.util.Blob

FileType

public static final java.lang.String FileType

String constant for java.io.File

URLType

public static final java.lang.String URLType

String constant for java.net.URL

ListType

public static final java.lang.String ListType

String constant for java.util.List

MapType

public static final java.lang.String MapType

String constant for java.util.Map

StringBufferType

public static final java.lang.String StringBufferType

String constant for java.lang.StringBuffer

CharPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String CharPrimitiveType

String constant for char

JavaCharAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaCharAbbreviation

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BytePrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String BytePrimitiveType

String constant for byte

JavaByteAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaByteAbbreviation

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ShortPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String ShortPrimitiveType

String constant for int

JavaShortAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaShortAbbreviation

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IntPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String IntPrimitiveType

String constant for int

JavaIntAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaIntAbbreviation

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LongPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String LongPrimitiveType

String constant for long

JavaLongAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaLongAbbreviation

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FloatPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String FloatPrimitiveType

String constant for float

JavaFloatAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaFloatAbbreviation

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DoublePrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String DoublePrimitiveType

String constant for double

JavaDoubleAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaDoubleAbbreviation

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BooleanPrimitiveType

public static final java.lang.String BooleanPrimitiveType

String constant for char

JavaBooleanAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaBooleanAbbreviation

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JavaArrayAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaArrayAbbreviation

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JavaObjectAbbreviation

public static final java.lang.String JavaObjectAbbreviation

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IntegerArrayType

public static final java.lang.String IntegerArrayType

String constant for [Ljava.lang.Integer (jni)

IntArrayType

public static final java.lang.String IntArrayType

String constant for [I (jni)

MinusOneInteger

public static final java.lang.Integer MinusOneInteger

Public constant for Integer(-1) to avoid object allocation

ZeroInteger

public static final java.lang.Integer ZeroInteger

Public constant for Integer(0 to avoid object allocation

OneInteger

public static final java.lang.Integer OneInteger

Public constant for Integer(1) to avoid object allocation

MinusOneLong

public static final java.lang.Long MinusOneLong

Public constant for Long(-1) to avoid object allocation

ZeroLong

public static final java.lang.Long ZeroLong

Public constant for Long(0) to avoid object allocation

OneLong

public static final java.lang.Long OneLong

Public constant for Long(1) to avoid object allocation

ZeroFloat

public static final java.lang.Float ZeroFloat

Public constant for Float(0.0) to avoid object allocation

ZeroDouble

public static final java.lang.Double ZeroDouble

Public constant for Double(0.0) to avoid object allocation

ZeroBigDecimal

public static final java.math.BigDecimal ZeroBigDecimal

Public constant for BigDecimal(0.0) to avoid object allocation

OneBigDecimal

public static final java.math.BigDecimal OneBigDecimal

Public constant for BigDecimal(1.0) to avoid object allocation

TenBigDecimal

public static final java.math.BigDecimal TenBigDecimal

Public constant for BigDecimal(10.0) to avoid object allocation

OneHundredBigDecimal

public static final java.math.BigDecimal OneHundredBigDecimal

Public constant for BigDecimal(100.0) to avoid object allocation

NullObject

public static final java.lang.Object NullObject

Public constant for Object()

EmptyString

public static final java.lang.String EmptyString

Public constant for an empty string

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EmptyArray

public static final java.lang.Object[] EmptyArray

Public constant for an empty array.

KeySystemDirectoryProperty

public static final java.lang.String KeySystemDirectoryProperty

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SQL_ERROR

public static final java.lang.String SQL_ERROR

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KeyConfigDirectoryProperty

public static final java.lang.String KeyConfigDirectoryProperty

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KeyTempDirectoryProperty

public static final java.lang.String KeyTempDirectoryProperty

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Success

public static final int Success

Where applicable some functions use the Success int constant return value.

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SuccessInteger

public static final java.lang.Integer SuccessInteger

Where applicable some functions use the Success Integer constant return value.

Constructor Detail

Constants

public Constants()

Implementation of Externalizable interface.

Method Detail

constantForId

public static java.lang.Object constantForId(int i)

getId

public int getId()

getDefaultSystemDir

public static java.lang.String getDefaultSystemDir()

The only other class that should this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getSystemDirectoryString()

getDefaultConfigDir

public static java.lang.String getDefaultConfigDir()

The only other class that should this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getConfigDirectoryString()

getDefaultTempDirectory

public static java.lang.String getDefaultTempDirectory()

The only other class that should use this method is ariba.util.parameters.Parameters Everyone else should use SystemUtil.getLocalTempDirectoryString()

getTempDirectory

public static java.io.File getTempDirectory()

Deprecated. use SystemUtil.getLocalTempDirectory

Gets the directory for storing temp files.

Returns:

directory for storing temp files

getBoolean

public static java.lang.Boolean getBoolean(boolean b)

Helper function to generate Booleans without excess memory allocation.

Parameters:

b - the boolean value requested

Returns:

the constant Boolean for true or false as requested.

getBoolean

public static java.lang.Boolean getBoolean(java.lang.String s)

Parse a string into a Boolean. This assumes that the Boolean.toBoolean() method was used to create the String.

Parameters:

s - a String representation of a boolean

Returns:

Boolean.TRUE if the string was for the true boolean, Boolean.FALSE otherwise

getInteger

public static java.lang.Integer getInteger(int i)

Helper function to generate Integers without excess memory allocation.

Parameters:

i - the integer value requested

Returns:

the corresponding Integer as requested.

getLong

public static java.lang.Long getLong(long l)

Helper function to create Long objects. This will try to avoid allocating new Long objects on every invocation.

Parameters:

l - a long to convert into a Long

Returns:

a constant Long, occasionally from a pre-allocated set.

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(java.io.ObjectOutput output)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Implementation of Externalizable interface.

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

readExternal

public void readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput input)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
                         java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Implementation of Externalizable interface.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface java.io.Externalizable

Throws:

java.io.IOException

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException