AbstractColumnType (tablesaw-core 0.44.4 API)

java.lang.Object
- tech.tablesaw.columns.AbstractColumnType

All Implemented Interfaces:

ColumnType

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanColumnType, DateColumnType, DateTimeColumnType, DoubleColumnType, FloatColumnType, InstantColumnType, IntColumnType, LongColumnType, ShortColumnType, SkipColumnType, StringColumnType, TimeColumnType
```
public abstract class AbstractColumnType
extends Object
implements ColumnType
```
Defines the type of data held by a Column

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface tech.tablesaw.api.ColumnType
  BOOLEAN, DOUBLE, FLOAT, INSTANT, INTEGER, LOCAL_DATE, LOCAL_DATE_TIME, LOCAL_TIME, LONG, SHORT, SKIP, STRING, values

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected AbstractColumnType(int byteSize, String name, String printerFriendlyName)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`byteSize()`	Returns the size in bytes of a single element held in columns of this type
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`String`	`getPrinterFriendlyName()`	Returns a printer-friendly version of this ColumnType's name
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`name()`	Returns the name of this ColumnType
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface tech.tablesaw.api.ColumnType
compare, create, customParser

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractColumnType
```
protected AbstractColumnType(int byteSize,
                             String name,
                             String printerFriendlyName)
```
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - name
```
public String name()
```
    Returns the name of this ColumnType
    
    Specified by:
    
    name in interface ColumnType
  - byteSize
```
public int byteSize()
```
    Returns the size in bytes of a single element held in columns of this type
    
    Specified by:
    
    byteSize in interface ColumnType
  - getPrinterFriendlyName
```
public String getPrinterFriendlyName()
```
    Returns a printer-friendly version of this ColumnType's name
    
    Specified by:
    
    getPrinterFriendlyName in interface ColumnType
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object