org.semanticweb.kaon2.extensionapi.datatype
Interface DatatypeHandler

public interface DatatypeHandler

Instances of this class are responsible for various operations on datatypes, such as loading or storing the datatype.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getAdditionalDatatypeURIs() Returns additional URIs of the datatype.
java.lang.String	getDatatypeURI() Returns the URI of the datatype.
boolean	handles(java.lang.Object object) Returns true if this handler handles object of given type.
java.lang.Object	parseObject(java.lang.String objectValue) Creates an object of this datatype having the given string representation.
java.lang.String	toString(java.lang.Object object) Creates the string representation of an object.

Method Detail

handles

boolean handles(java.lang.Object object)

Returns true if this handler handles object of given type.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

true if this handler is repsonsible for the given object

getDatatypeURI

java.lang.String getDatatypeURI()

Returns the URI of the datatype.

Returns:

the URI of the datatype

getAdditionalDatatypeURIs

java.lang.String[] getAdditionalDatatypeURIs()

Returns additional URIs of the datatype.

Returns:

the additional URI of the datatype

toString

java.lang.String toString(java.lang.Object object)

Creates the string representation of an object.

Parameters:

object - the object

Returns:

string representation of the object

parseObject

java.lang.Object parseObject(java.lang.String objectValue)
                             throws KAON2Exception

Creates an object of this datatype having the given string representation.

Parameters:

objectValue - the value of the object

Returns:

the object with the given string value

Throws:

KAON2Exception - thrown if string cannot be parsed