org.modeshape.jcr.api
Interface ValueFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ValueFactory

public interface ValueFactory
extends ValueFactory

Extension of the standard ValueFactory which allows conversion to the jcr Value from additional types.

Method Summary

Binary	createBinary(byte[] value) Creates a JCR Binary value from the given byte array.
String	createName(String localName) Creates a JCR compliant name string, from the given local name.
String	createName(String namespaceUri, String localName) Creates a JCR compliant name string, from the given namespace uri and local name.
Value	createValue(Date value) Creates a JCR compatible Value from a Date instance.

Methods inherited from interface javax.jcr.ValueFactory

createBinary, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue, createValue

Method Detail

createValue

Value createValue(Date value)
                  throws ValueFormatException

Creates a JCR compatible Value from a Date instance.

Parameters:

value - a non-null date instance

Returns:

a JCR value

Throws:

ValueFormatException - if the given value cannot be converted

createBinary

Binary createBinary(byte[] value)

Creates a JCR Binary value from the given byte array.

Parameters:

value - a non-null byte array

Returns:

a Binary implementation instance

createName

String createName(String localName)

Creates a JCR compliant name string, from the given local name.

Parameters:

localName - a non-null string.

Returns:

a name-compliant string

createName

String createName(String namespaceUri,
                  String localName)

Creates a JCR compliant name string, from the given namespace uri and local name.

Parameters:

namespaceUri - a non-null string.

localName - a non-null string.

Returns:

a name-compliant string