org.apache.derby.impl.store.access
Class UTF

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.derby.iapi.types.DataType
      org.apache.derby.iapi.types.UserType
          org.apache.derby.impl.store.access.UTF

All Implemented Interfaces:

CloneableObject, DataValueDescriptor, java.io.Externalizable, Formatable, Orderable, java.io.Serializable, Storable, TypedFormat, UserDataValue

public class UTF

extends UserType

A class that is used to store java.lang.Strings and provide ordering capability.

See Also:

FormatIdOutputStream, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.derby.iapi.types.UserType

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.derby.iapi.types.Orderable

ORDER_OP_EQUALS, ORDER_OP_GREATEROREQUALS, ORDER_OP_GREATERTHAN, ORDER_OP_LESSOREQUALS, ORDER_OP_LESSTHAN

Constructor Summary

UTF()

UTF(java.lang.String value)

Method Summary

int	compare(DataValueDescriptor other) Orderable interface

Methods inherited from class org.apache.derby.iapi.types.UserType

compare, equals, estimateMemoryUsage, getBoolean, getByte, getBytes, getClone, getDate, getDouble, getFloat, getInt, getLength, getLong, getNewNull, getObject, getShort, getString, getTime, getTimestamp, getTypeFormatId, getTypeName, hashCode, isNull, notEquals, readExternal, readExternalFromArray, restoreToNull, setBigDecimal, setFrom, setObjectForCast, setValue, setValue, setValueFromResultSet, toString, typePrecedence, writeExternal

Methods inherited from class org.apache.derby.iapi.types.DataType

checkHostVariable, cloneObject, coalesce, dataTypeConversion, equals, flip, genericSetObject, getNationalString, getStream, greaterOrEquals, greaterThan, in, invalidFormat, isNotNull, isNullOp, lessOrEquals, lessThan, normalize, outOfRange, setInto, setInto, setToNull, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, throwLangSetMismatch, typeToBigDecimal

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.derby.iapi.types.DataValueDescriptor

checkHostVariable, coalesce, getStream, greaterOrEquals, greaterThan, in, isNotNull, isNullOp, lessOrEquals, lessThan, normalize, setInto, setInto, setToNull, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, typeToBigDecimal

Constructor Detail

UTF

public UTF()

UTF

public UTF(java.lang.String value)

Method Detail

compare

public int compare(DataValueDescriptor other)

Description copied from class: UserType

Orderable interface

Specified by:

compare in interface DataValueDescriptor

Overrides:

compare in class UserType

See Also:

Orderable