org.csstudio.data.values

Interface IStringValue

All Superinterfaces:

IValue

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringValue

public interface IStringValue
extends IValue

IStringValue represents a string value. IStringValue values have no meta data, i.e. getMetaData() will return null!

Author:

Kay Kasemir

See Also:

IValue

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.csstudio.data.values.IValue

IValue.Format

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getValue()
String[]	getValues()

Methods inherited from interface org.csstudio.data.values.IValue

format, format, getMetaData, getSeverity, getStatus, getTime

Method Detail

getValues

String[] getValues()

Returns:

Returns the whole array of values.

getValue

String getValue()

Returns:

Returns the first array element.

Since most samples are probably scalars, this is a convenient way to get that one and only element.

See Also:

getValues()