Package cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.utils

Class IdentifierTransformer

java.lang.Object

cz.cvut.kbss.jopa.utils.IdentifierTransformer

public class IdentifierTransformer
extends Object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isValidIdentifierType(Class<?> type)	Checks whether the specified type is an identifier type supported by JOPA.
static String	stringifyIri(Object identifier)	Stringifies the specified IRI identifier by enclosing it in < and >.
static Object	transformToIdentifier(Object value, Class<?> targetType)	Transforms the specified value to the target identifier type (if possible).
static URI	valueAsUri(Object value)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

transformToIdentifier

public static Object transformToIdentifier(Object value,
 Class<?> targetType)

Transforms the specified value to the target identifier type (if possible).

Parameters:

value - The value to transform

targetType - Target type

Returns:

The transformed value

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the target type is not a valid identifier type

valueAsUri

public static URI valueAsUri(Object value)

isValidIdentifierType

public static boolean isValidIdentifierType(Class<?> type)

Checks whether the specified type is an identifier type supported by JOPA.

Parameters:

type - The type to check

Returns:

true if type is supported identifier type, false otherwise

stringifyIri

public static String stringifyIri(Object identifier)

Stringifies the specified IRI identifier by enclosing it in < and >.

Parameters:

identifier - Identifier to stringify

Returns:

String URI