com.google.cloud.firestore

Class FieldValue

java.lang.Object

com.google.cloud.firestore.FieldValue

public abstract class FieldValue
extends Object

Sentinel values that can be used when writing document fields with set() or update().

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FieldValue	arrayRemove(Object... elements) Returns a special value that can be used with set() or update() that tells the server to remove the given elements from any array value that already exists on the server.
static FieldValue	arrayUnion(Object... elements) Returns a special value that can be used with set() or update() that tells the server to union the given elements with any array value that already exists on the server.
static FieldValue	delete() Returns a sentinel used with update() to mark a field for deletion.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Returns true if this FieldValue is equal to the provided object.
int	hashCode()
static FieldValue	serverTimestamp() Returns a sentinel used with set() or update() to include a server-generated timestamp in the written data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

serverTimestamp

@Nonnull
public static FieldValue serverTimestamp()

Returns a sentinel used with set() or update() to include a server-generated timestamp in the written data.

delete

@Nonnull
public static FieldValue delete()

Returns a sentinel used with update() to mark a field for deletion.

arrayUnion

@Nonnull
public static FieldValue arrayUnion(@Nonnull
                                             Object... elements)

Returns a special value that can be used with set() or update() that tells the server to union the given elements with any array value that already exists on the server. Each specified element that doesn't already exist in the array will be added to the end. If the field being modified is not already an array it will be overwritten with an array containing exactly the specified elements.

Parameters:

elements - The elements to union into the array.

Returns:

The FieldValue sentinel for use in a call to set() or update().

arrayRemove

@Nonnull
public static FieldValue arrayRemove(@Nonnull
                                              Object... elements)

Returns a special value that can be used with set() or update() that tells the server to remove the given elements from any array value that already exists on the server. All instances of each element specified will be removed from the array. If the field being modified is not already an array it will be overwritten with an empty array.

Parameters:

elements - The elements to remove from the array.

Returns:

The FieldValue sentinel for use in a call to set() or update().

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Returns true if this FieldValue is equal to the provided object.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - The object to compare against.

Returns:

Whether this FieldValue is equal to the provided object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object