org.mule.runtime.api.metadata

Class TypedValue<T>

java.lang.Object

org.mule.runtime.api.metadata.TypedValue<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the content type.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class TypedValue<T>
extends Object
implements Serializable

Maintains a value that has an associated DataType.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TypedValue(T value, DataType dataType) Constructs a new TypedValue with the given parameters.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DataType	getDataType() Returns the data type (if any) associated with this TypedValue's content.
T	getValue()
static <T> TypedValue<T>	of(T value) Creates a new instance for the given value, using an auto calculated DataType.
static <T> T	unwrap(Object value) Utility method to obtain a type value's content, in cases in which you don't know if the is a type value at all.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TypedValue

public TypedValue(T value,
                  DataType dataType)

Constructs a new TypedValue with the given parameters.

Parameters:

value - this object's content.

dataType - the DataType for this object's content.

Method Detail

unwrap

public static <T> T unwrap(Object value)

Utility method to obtain a type value's content, in cases in which you don't know if the is a type value at all.

If value is a TypeValue, then getValue() is returned. Otherwise, the value is returned as is (even if it's null)

Type Parameters:

T - the output's generic type

Parameters:

value - a value which may or may not be a TypeValue

Returns:

an unwrapped value

of

public static <T> TypedValue<T> of(T value)

Creates a new instance for the given value, using an auto calculated DataType. This method is useful when no particular media types or encoding are required

Type Parameters:

T - the value's generic type

Parameters:

value - this object's content

Returns:

a new TypedValue

getDataType

public DataType getDataType()

Returns the data type (if any) associated with this TypedValue's content.

Returns:

the DataType for this object's content.

getValue

public T getValue()

Returns:

this object's content.