com.groupdocs.metadata.core

Class ValueInterpreter

java.lang.Object

com.groupdocs.metadata.core.ValueInterpreter

public abstract class ValueInterpreter
extends Object

Defines operations required to interpret metadata property values.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ValueInterpreter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract MetadataPropertyType	getInterpretedValueType() Gets the type of the interpreted value.
PropertyValue	toInterpretedValue(PropertyValue originalValue) Interprets the provided property value.
PropertyValue	toSourceValue(PropertyValue interpretedValue) Converts an interpreted value back to its original form.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ValueInterpreter

public ValueInterpreter()

Method Detail

getInterpretedValueType

public abstract MetadataPropertyType getInterpretedValueType()

Gets the type of the interpreted value.

Returns:

The type of the interpreted value.

toInterpretedValue

public final PropertyValue toInterpretedValue(PropertyValue originalValue)

Interprets the provided property value.

Parameters:

originalValue - The value to interpret.

Returns:

The interpreted value.

toSourceValue

public final PropertyValue toSourceValue(PropertyValue interpretedValue)

Converts an interpreted value back to its original form.

Parameters:

interpretedValue - The interpreted value to convert.

Returns:

The original value.