DataType (GATE Core 9.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- gate.creole.ontology.DataType

```
public class DataType
extends Object
```
This class provides a list of datatypes, supported by the ontology API.

Author:

Niraj Aswani

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

protected String xmlSchemaURIString
for each datatype, there exists a XML Schema URI in ontology which is used to denote the specific datatype.

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`protected String`	`xmlSchemaURIString` for each datatype, there exists a XML Schema URI in ontology which is used to denote the specific datatype.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

DataType(OURI xmlSchemaURI)
Constructor

DataType(String xmlSchemaURIString)

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DataType(OURI xmlSchemaURI)` Constructor
`DataType(String xmlSchemaURIString)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)` Compares if the two objects are same, i.e.
`static DataType`	`getBooleanDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#boolean" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getByteDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#byte" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getDataType(String datatypeURI)` Gets the respective datatype for the given datatype URI.
`static DataType`	`getDateDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getDateTimeDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getDecimalDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getDoubleDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#double" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getDurationDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#duration" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getFloatDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#float" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getIntDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getIntegerDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer" datatype.
`static Locale`	`getLocale(String languageCode)` Gets the respective locale for the given 2 character language code.
`static DataType`	`getLongDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#long" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getNegativeIntegerDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#negativeInteger" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getNonNegativeIntegerDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#nonNegativeInteger" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getNonPositiveIntegerDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#nonPositiveInteger" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getPositiveIntegerDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#positiveInteger" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getShortDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#short" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getStringDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getTimeDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getUnsignedByteDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedByte" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getUnsignedIntDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedInt" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getUnsignedLongDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedLong" datatype.
`static DataType`	`getUnsignedShortDataType()` denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedShort" datatype.
`OURI`	`getXmlSchemaURI()` Deprecated.
`String`	`getXmlSchemaURIString()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isStringDataType()`
`boolean`	`isValidValue(String value)` Checks whether the provided value is a valid value for the datatype (e.g.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - xmlSchemaURIString
```
protected String xmlSchemaURIString
```
    for each datatype, there exists a XML Schema URI in ontology which is used to denote the specific datatype. For example to denote the boolean datatype one would have to use "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#boolean".
- Constructor Detail
  - DataType
```
public DataType(OURI xmlSchemaURI)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    xmlSchemaURI - for each datatype, there exists a XML Schema URI in ontology which is used to denote the specific datatype. For example to denote the boolean datatype one would have to use "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#boolean".
  - DataType
```
public DataType(String xmlSchemaURIString)
```
- Method Detail
  - isStringDataType
```
public boolean isStringDataType()
```
  - getBooleanDataType
```
public static DataType getBooleanDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#boolean" datatype.
  - getByteDataType
```
public static DataType getByteDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#byte" datatype.
  - getDateDataType
```
public static DataType getDateDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#date" datatype.
  - getDecimalDataType
```
public static DataType getDecimalDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal" datatype.
  - getDoubleDataType
```
public static DataType getDoubleDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#double" datatype.
  - getDurationDataType
```
public static DataType getDurationDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#duration" datatype.
  - getFloatDataType
```
public static DataType getFloatDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#float" datatype.
  - getIntDataType
```
public static DataType getIntDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#int" datatype.
  - getIntegerDataType
```
public static DataType getIntegerDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#integer" datatype.
  - getLongDataType
```
public static DataType getLongDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#long" datatype.
  - getNegativeIntegerDataType
```
public static DataType getNegativeIntegerDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#negativeInteger" datatype.
  - getNonNegativeIntegerDataType
```
public static DataType getNonNegativeIntegerDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#nonNegativeInteger" datatype.
  - getNonPositiveIntegerDataType
```
public static DataType getNonPositiveIntegerDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#nonPositiveInteger" datatype.
  - getPositiveIntegerDataType
```
public static DataType getPositiveIntegerDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#positiveInteger" datatype.
  - getShortDataType
```
public static DataType getShortDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#short" datatype.
  - getStringDataType
```
public static DataType getStringDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string" datatype.
  - getTimeDataType
```
public static DataType getTimeDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#time" datatype.
  - getDateTimeDataType
```
public static DataType getDateTimeDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime" datatype.
  - getUnsignedByteDataType
```
public static DataType getUnsignedByteDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedByte" datatype.
  - getUnsignedIntDataType
```
public static DataType getUnsignedIntDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedInt" datatype.
  - getUnsignedLongDataType
```
public static DataType getUnsignedLongDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedLong" datatype.
  - getUnsignedShortDataType
```
public static DataType getUnsignedShortDataType()
```
    denotes the "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#unsignedShort" datatype.
  - getXmlSchemaURI
```
@Deprecated
public OURI getXmlSchemaURI()
```
    Deprecated.
  - getXmlSchemaURIString
```
public String getXmlSchemaURIString()
```
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Compares if the two objects are same, i.e. if their string representations are identical.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - isValidValue
```
public boolean isValidValue(String value)
```
    Checks whether the provided value is a valid value for the datatype (e.g. if the datatype is integer, parsing a string value into integer causes the exception or not.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value -
    
    Returns:
    
    true, if the provided value can be parsed correctly into the datatype, otherwise - false.
  - getDataType
```
public static DataType getDataType(String datatypeURI)
```
    Gets the respective datatype for the given datatype URI. If the URI is invalid, the method returns null.
  - getLocale
```
public static Locale getLocale(String languageCode)
```
    Gets the respective locale for the given 2 character language code. If the code doesn't match, the method returns null.

Class DataType

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

xmlSchemaURIString

Constructor Detail

DataType

DataType

Method Detail

isStringDataType

getBooleanDataType

getByteDataType

getDateDataType

getDecimalDataType

getDoubleDataType

getDurationDataType

getFloatDataType

getIntDataType

getIntegerDataType

getLongDataType

getNegativeIntegerDataType

getNonNegativeIntegerDataType

getNonPositiveIntegerDataType

getPositiveIntegerDataType

getShortDataType

getStringDataType

getTimeDataType

getDateTimeDataType

getUnsignedByteDataType

getUnsignedIntDataType

getUnsignedLongDataType

getUnsignedShortDataType

getXmlSchemaURI

getXmlSchemaURIString

equals

hashCode

isValidValue

getDataType

getLocale