com.sas.util.transforms
Class StringListInterfaceToStringTransform

com.sas.util.transforms.StringListInterfaceToStringTransform

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInputOutputInterface, com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInterface, java.io.Serializable

public class StringListInterfaceToStringTransform
implements com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInputOutputInterface

A transform for converting a StringListInterface to a String

See Also:

StringToStringListInterfaceTransform, Serialized Form

Field Summary

static StringListInterfaceToStringTransform

defaultInstance An object which can perform a default transform from StringListInterface to String.

Constructor Summary

StringListInterfaceToStringTransform()
Default constructor.

StringListInterfaceToStringTransform(char delimiter, boolean alwaysQuote)
Value constructor.

Method Summary

protected static char	defaultDelimiterChar()
java.lang.Class	getInputClass()
java.lang.Class	getOutputClass()
java.lang.Object	transform(java.lang.Object object) Transform an object.

Field Detail

defaultInstance

public static final StringListInterfaceToStringTransform defaultInstance

An object which can perform a default transform from StringListInterface to String.

Constructor Detail

StringListInterfaceToStringTransform

public StringListInterfaceToStringTransform()

Default constructor. Create a transform which converts a StringListInterface into a String, using the default delimiter ',' and always quoting strings

StringListInterfaceToStringTransform

public StringListInterfaceToStringTransform(char delimiter,
                                            boolean alwaysQuote)

Value constructor. Create a transform which converts a StringListInterface into a String, using the specific delimiter and quoting.

Parameters:

delimiter - character to separate the string items in the result

alwaysQuote - if true, each string is quoted, else only special strings are quoted.

Method Detail

defaultDelimiterChar

protected static char defaultDelimiterChar()

transform

public java.lang.Object transform(java.lang.Object object)

Transform an object. This method transforms a StringListInterface to a String.

Specified by:

transform in interface com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInterface

Parameters:

object - an input object. Must be null or an instance of StringListInterface

Returns:

a string representation of the string list.

getInputClass

public java.lang.Class getInputClass()

Specified by:

getInputClass in interface com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInputOutputInterface

getOutputClass

public java.lang.Class getOutputClass()

Specified by:

getOutputClass in interface com.sas.util.transforms.TransformInputOutputInterface