org.yamcs.xtce

Interface DataType

All Known Subinterfaces:

ArgumentType, NumericParameterType, ParameterType

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbsoluteTimeDataType, AbsoluteTimeParameterType, AggregateArgumentType, AggregateDataType, AggregateParameterType, ArrayArgumentType, ArrayDataType, ArrayParameterType, BaseDataType, BaseTimeDataType, BinaryArgumentType, BinaryDataType, BinaryParameterType, BooleanArgumentType, BooleanDataType, BooleanParameterType, EnumeratedArgumentType, EnumeratedDataType, EnumeratedParameterType, FloatArgumentType, FloatDataType, FloatParameterType, IntegerArgumentType, IntegerDataType, IntegerParameterType, NumericDataType, StringArgumentType, StringDataType, StringParameterType

public interface DataType

Interface for all XTCE data types.

Author:

nm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName()
String	getTypeAsString() String which represents the type.
Yamcs.Value.Type	getValueType() Return the expected Value type of an engineering value conforming to this XTCE data type
void	setInitialValue(String initialValue) Sets the initial value converting from string to the specific type value

Method Detail

getTypeAsString

String getTypeAsString()

String which represents the type. This string will be presented to the users of the system.

Returns:

getName

String getName()

Returns:

the name of the type

setInitialValue

void setInitialValue(String initialValue)

Sets the initial value converting from string to the specific type value

Parameters:

initialValue -

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the string cannot be converted

getValueType

Yamcs.Value.Type getValueType()

Return the expected Value type of an engineering value conforming to this XTCE data type

Returns: